Serves its purpose very, very well

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2003)

To be honest, I don't remember enjoying the first Final Destination all that much. There are only a few things I even remember about the movie. So last night when I went to the theatre, it was not with the intentions of sitting through the sequel. Alas, the movie I wanted to see was sold out and this one was starting relatively soon. You know what? I'm really glad I saw this movie.
I enjoyed this much more than the first film. Entertaining, funny, suspenseful... all the things a lot of these teen horror flicks try to be and fall short of. Sure the acting isn't fantastic and some of the dialouge is laughable, but L.A. Confidential this ain't. It's a movie about death catching up with people. So surprise... death is the star. Everyone complaining about the gore should have their heads examined. What kind of movie did you think you'd be seeing? The fact is that when you sit through a movie like FD2, it should be with the understanding that these movies ARE about who gets it next and how.
There was zero character development. The music was less than spectacular. The editing was slightly amateurish. But the impact of the death scenes was so powerful that the rest of this becomes incidental. It's impossible not to leave this movie looking over your shoulder and feeling completely paranoid about a split second death you can't see coming. I for one did not want to drive home after that opening sequence (which was unbelievably well done!). This is a popcorn film. It had one goal. I think it accomplished it masterfully. A FD3 might be pushing it, but for now FD2 was a welcome sequel in my book.