This Film's Final Destination Should Be in the Trash.

Rating: 4/10 (22 May 2015)

Final Destination (2000): Dir: James Wong / Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Tony Todd: Teen horror film showcasing various methods of death. It addresses the very unavoidable point where a person dies. Plot regards a plane that explodes upon take off and the students that died on their way to Paris for a field trip. A group of students and a teacher are removed after a fight breaks loose. Devon Sawa claims that he saw the incident before it happened. Was he dreaming? At the funeral he is met with jeers by those who believe that he had something to do with the incident. Then the remaining students die graphically leaving Sawa to believe that they tricked death and are being reclaimed. Director James Wong gives an ominous appeal but despite a decent setup it is still a gratuitous gory mess. Ensemble cast include Sawa as well as Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, and Seann William Scott. To be fair, Sawa holds his own as he struggles to understand these visions and trying to outwit fate. The rest of the cast are mere types. Larter is that hot chick romantic interest. Smith is that rival bully. Scott is that student who wishes he was playing Stifler in American Pie as oppose to lending his time to this cardboard. Tony Todd is laughable in a sinister ominous moronic role. Special effects are fine but the best destination for this gore fest is the trash can. Score: 4 ½ / 10