The Final Destination (also known as Final Destination 4) is a 2009 American 3D supernatural horror film written by Eric Bress and directed by David R. Ellis. It is the fourth installment in the Final Destination film series and the second standalone sequel after Final Destination 2 (2003), and stars Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, and Mykelti Williamson. Produced by New Line Cinema, the film follows a group of people after they escape a car crash during a race, with Death stalking and killing them one by one.
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Originally meant to be the final movie in the series (it’s not, there’s one left!) The Final Destination is another standalone in the series (similar to Final Destination 3). This time we’re at a racetrack when our protagonist (back to a guy this time, the previous two were girls) has an ominous premonition.
To be fair, there really isn’t anything special about this installment in the series, the gore is toned down (maybe why it didn’t get the best reviews?), and we go through the spiel of “what is it?” and “how do we stop it?”, again – which I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, it’s good to go back to basics when a series gets to be a bit long winded, but this might be what makes it the weak link here.
But, the characters don’t try to make sense of what is going on, there was more backstory in the first two movies, I would have liked them to come up with a new theory, or even the old theory at the very least.
I do like the credit roll though, it’s a nice throwback to previous movies.
My Rating: ★★
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