Clever film that runs like a Rube Goldberg device

Rating: 8/10 (13 April 2000)

I went into this film thinking that I was about to see a film on par with the Scream series. Boy was I wrong! Final Destination is an excellent film that brings about audience interaction when the elaborate death scenes are playing out on screen. The basic plot is seven people survive a horrific plane crash after Alex (Devon Sawa) has a vision of the plane blowing up. The survivors are soon to learn that by surviving the explosion they upset Death's plan, and now the Grim Reaper is after revenge. Unlike most teen horror flicks, Final Destination is actually quite low on gore, and actually has intelligent deaths. What's more, its nature that is killing them, so the movie isn't spoilt by some wacky character in a halloween mask. If you like suspense (this movie loves to draw out the scary scenes) and horror combined, this movie is a must see.
Oh, and for those who don't know a Rube Goldberg device is a machine made up of normally unrelated objects, that when combined in a certain pattern and "set off" culminate in a single action. You'll understand what I mean when you see Final Destination!