All the pointless sequels have diminished it's impact a little bit, but this still remains a great Horror film.

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2010)

Final Destination remains one of my favorite Horror films that I have in my collection. At the time a plot like this was not only unheard of, but absolutely frightening as well. It wasn't just about who could get killed off in the most brutal ways, or how many buckets of blood they could spray when a death scene hit our screens, at one time it wasn't just about making money, Final Destination was once scary. In a sense I do believe Death has a design planned for all of us, so that only made things more scarier for me in the end. Everyone fears death, even the people who say they don't, deep down they do and to see Death going out of its way to kill these characters off, it just sends chills down your spine. The opening airplane sequence has to be one of the most inventive and scariest openings I have ever seen. Just the way they had Alex|Sawa| dream it before hand, and then to have it happen after was brilliant in my opinion. When you 1st watch it it's really unpredictable on who will live, and who will die. We have a feeling who may live and who may die, but it's never fully clear. Final Destination wasn't always a money-making machine, Final Destination used to be scary, and now that 10 years have passed, I can say it still holds up well.
Performances. Devon Sawa does very well as Alex. He displays all the right emotions, and has all the ingredients to make the perfect hero. His relationship with Clear, and his chemistry with her was the key to the movie in many ways. Ali Larter is gorgeous without a doubt, but she also gives a fantastic performance to boot. It's really nice to see a horror film heroine who doesn't have all the predictable clichés tagged on her. Kerr Smith is grating to watch, but that's because the way his character is written. He's always bullying people, he's always angry, always bitching about something, I was surprised they left him on as long as they did. Kristen Cloke plays emotional very well, but after a while I wanted to slap her one to snap her out of it. Chad Donella plays Alex's best friend to a T, why couldn't they have let him survive a little longer?. Seann William Scott plays his usual comedy routine, only a little less arrogant, and it's in a Horror film, I like him but it isn't much of a stretch for him. Tony Todd is basically playing his Candyman part in his cameo.
Bottom line. Final Destination's impact has dwindled over the years a bit, due to all the pointless sequels, but it still remains an original and fine Horror film. Smartly written and most importantly scary, see it.
8/10