Biggest Shock - The Lame Ending

Rating: 4/10 (1 July 2004)

As a director I would think you would have things made after the success of the original Final Destination directed by James Wong and written by Jeffrey Reddick. You have a great story given to you and a good solid format to follow - horror, suspense, horror, suspense.
And the director of the sequel seemed to understand this, as David Ellis follows the footsteps of Wong. He does a great job of shocking you and leaving you guessing as to who is going to die next and how. However, what is most disappointing and horribly tragic about the sequel is that it does not deliver in its conclusion. The first ended with the same suspense that drove the entire film. In the second, it seems Reddick through together a cheap new twist and then had Director Ellis give a hack job of an ending, complete with all the cheesiness in the world. You watch 3/4's of a great film to be left with putty of an ending.
I saw that Final Destination 3 is in production for 2006 with James Wong back at the helm. I feel sorry for the guy because now he has the challenge of luring viewers back to the series after Ellis screwed it up.