Fairly well done

Rating: 7/10 (26 March 2000)

The concept for Final Destination was a good one. Young kid with clairvoyance cheats death by hopping off a plane before it blows up, then has to avoid death coming back for it's just dues. From there we proceed to watch cast members drop faster than Madonna's pants. The characters were a little underwritten, but the camera work and lighting was done quite well. Our protagonist has a situation similar to a Hitchcock film --- an ordinary man (kid) caught in extraordinary circumstances. The death scenes are fairly elaborate and best of all the killer is the unseen force we all must meet someday. Mix in a cliffhanger ending and we find a thrilling and satisfying movie. I gave it a 7 out of 10.