It makes you think...

Rating: 7/10 (31 May 2000)

Final Destination is one of those films that makes you come out thinking and seeing things slightly differently from before you went in.
In the wake of the recent Scream titles Final Destination comes along with a slightly different twist. The killer isn't human with motives and a psychotic streak as long as the Bulls championship run! It is something that cannot be touched or controlled... just delayed.
The initial incident takes you by shock, with the realism of event and the order in which things happen hitting you quite hard. With the next two deaths it really makes you feel quite uncomfortable. Unfortunately with the fourth onwards it does degenerate into a more teen slasher role which, it could be argued is a bit of a shame. If the psychological aspect could have been kept going then it would have scored higher. Each cast member played their part well, with Kerr Smith showing the other facets of his acting ability.
It is refreshing from the scream trilogy but whether better... only time will tell.
No visions of death yet...