I thought this movie would suck...I was wrong

Rating: 7/10 (11 July 2010)

I'm actually a pretty big fan of the Final Destination series, I got into it after watching the third film. I actually watched this series in a weird order. I got caught up before the fifth movie came out, but I saw the others in order of 3,4,2,1. So when I finally did get around to watching the first movie, I actually thought it might suck. Because the fourth and second didn't really impress me very much. Well thankfully it just turns out that 2 and 4 weren't very good, because Final Destiantion turned out to be a pretty good movie.
My biggest problem with the film would probably be the tone it goes for. Give the sequels credit, they were horror-comedy's. This film is straight up horror, sure we have Billy as the comedy relief, but for the most part this film is just a dreary dark horror film. This wouldn't be a bad thing, except that the death scenes don't match well with the tone, and it becomes a little uneven. Sure getting hit by a bus is kind of simple. But the rest are pretty over the top that it becomes kind of funny. Also I don't care much for the subplot with the FBI, I can't understand how they would think this kid would kill his friends, or how he would even do it.
But the death scenes are actually pretty cool, they may not be overly complex, but they are just over the top enough to be entertaining. Most of the characters are likable, and portrayed very well by the young actors. Sure there are the characters you love to hate, but that just makes it more satisfying when they die. I laughed a descent number of times, and actually felt sad and sorry for these people. The effects are great and I love the final shot.
Final Destination is a pretty good movie, it's entertaining enough, and the characters are likable. The only big problem is that the tone and death scenes don't match that well.