Final Destination (2000)

Final Destination: Directed by James Wong. With Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke. Alex Browning is among a group of high school students readying themselves for a trip to Europe. When he suddenly has a premonition their airplane will crash, he screams to warn the others but instead he is thrown off of the plane.

“A minor SPOILER here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA very good premise that gradually – and inevitably – drifts into teen horror film territory. I say inevitably because there is a group of teens involved so obviously there can be no long-term seriousness. Still, I was a little surprised just how unseriously the movie ends. When one compares the excellent beginning with the ridiculous horror/comedy ending, it is like looking at two different movies. Itu0026#39;s a pity that the premise wasnu0026#39;t taken and u0026quot;assignedu0026quot; to a cast of adults, i.e. that a u0026quot;seriousu0026quot; horror film wasnu0026#39;t made. Nevertheless, FD is never dull; even the obviously weaker second half. The flight disaster scenes are terrific, the murder scenes are very good, and there is real interest as to what is going to happen next, in spite of a premonition that the conclusion canu0026#39;t and wonu0026#39;t be satisfactory. The conclusion is almost like a mockery of all the previous happenings (the movie turns from horror into the horror comedy genre). Easily the dumbest scene, however, isnu0026#39;t the ending but the way the aggressive teen turns around his car to beat up the movieu0026#39;s main hero, and nearly kills the bicycle-driving teen – while completely ignoring the fact that he nearly killed him and caused an accident! That was really, really dumb.”