The final destination isn't worth the trip

Rating: 3/10 (4 October 2002)

This must be the most over-rated film of the 90's. Yes, it's very well produced. Yes, it's very well acted. Yes, it's cleverly constructed. No, it's not a good film. I'm sorry, but it just isn't. It's a joke, and as funny and entertaining as that joke is, it's not worth sitting through the long and laborious trek, waiting for the punchline. Frankly, I am amazed that it's done so well for itself, and equally amazed that Kevin Spacey (great actor though he is)won an Academy Award for it. Sure, he deserves it as an actor - but the character and the film doesn't. After suffering through this film (three times in total, desperate to try and see a glimpse of the beautiful clothes everyone says the Emperor s wearing), I resolved never to watch another Spacey film again. Se7en made up for this pile of tripe, and American Beauty put him straight back on my A-list. I forgive you, Kevin. I forgive you.
Don't bother with this one. It's insipid.