Entertaining... Nothing more or less.

Rating: 6/10 (2 December 2006)

"Final Destination 2" offers many things but only gives a few of them and in regular quality. The premise of the movie is pretty good and actually, the violent premonition sequence was great; a violent scene full of action. After the premise, I had my expectations raised from low to medium; but after some cheesy scenes and dialogs I understood that this sequel wasn't necessary and that I was watching a big budget "Horror" movie that looked like a direct for video b-flick. Also, "Final Destination" has voluntary and involuntary black humor. When you consider taking the movie seriously, some scenes make you change your mind quickly. Watch the ending and you will give me the reason.
Sure, the movie is very entertaining and manages somehow to get your attention but when you are really into the movie; it lets you down because it isn't as consistent as wanted. I mean, there aren't enough "strong" scenes to get you hooked on through the entire movie.
Most of the death scenes were really inventive and creative, but also some of them were truly "unbelievable" or not real enough. Still, I accept that as a movie, "Final Destination 2" tries to impress and shock the audience with fantasy scenes.
The acting is very good. A.J. Cook is extremely beautiful but manages to deliver a solid, believable performance. She was just too cute to be harmed. The same goes for Connor.. She was very fragile, beautiful, but delivered a fine performance. The rest of the clichèd characters are well portrayed. The though black guy, the junkie, the loving mother and her son, and the lottery winner were all likable characters.
The f/x are actually very, very good. The CGI is well used and not abused. That's something good for a movie like this. True; some scenes look very cheesy but the CGI is only used in regular amounts.
So I would recommend "Final Destination 2" for people who liked the original FD and for people who want to have mindless entertainment. This movie gave me the feeling of a B-flick and I can't say I didn't like it; because at least it entertained me for a while.
Watch it with low, low expectations.