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· Year: 2000
· Director: James Wong
· Writers: Glen Morgan, James Wong, Jeffrey Reddick
· Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter
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Part of the Final Destination series.
· Followed by Final Destination 2.
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Amazon.com
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After a psychic vision allows him to narrowly avoid dying in an airplane accident, a student and his friends find that Death may not be finished with them.
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RATING
Out of 100 |
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62
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| 3.0 -ATMOSPHERE |
| 1.75 -GORE |
| 0.5 -HUMOR |
| 1.25 -SCARES |
| 2.25 -TENSION |
From what I understand, Final Destination began its existence as the tale of a Death that literally stalks its victims. Given the sensibilities of former X-Files scribes Glen Morgan and James Wong, it's appropriate that they crafted a subtler version of the story (besides, Peter Jackson did that already--kinda--in The Frighteners). However, in giving the film more gravity, they forgot to give it much levity, and the product is like a Morgan/Wong episode of The X-Files with all of the humor ripped from it. What remains is a smart but thoroughly depressing work. That isn't necessarily a cause for complaint but for the fact that the film is only partially effective in impressing a feeling of impending doom on the audience. All the pieces are here, but it seems hollow to me.
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