The Final Destination

Too many digital effects ruin the spell of a tactile world of evil objects scheming your demise. But even a mediocre FD is better than more Jigsaw.

If you like your gore hardcore, you'll want to head straight for "Halloween II." But if you're happy to ease around a slightly smaller track, look no further.

Ellis and screenwriter Eric Bress even go all meta on us with an "Inglourious Basterds"–esque finale set inside a 3D cinema, though their set pieces never quite muster the giddy brio of "Final Destination 1" and "3" auteur James Wong at his best.

There used to be entertainment in the dodging and wit in the scripts; now there’s 3-D.

With an array of gory mayhem only marginally enhanced by 3-D and a plot as developed as a text message, The Final Destination may finally sound the death knell for New Line's near-immortal horror franchise.

The characters aren't fully formed enough to care about, the humor is baseball-bat dull, and the story - such as it is - is never treated as anything more than a half-hearted means to get the audiences from one spectacular snuffing to the next.

As mesmerizing as watching bread toast. Death, be not proud, indeed.

This movie is amazing, the effects are great, the deaths are grisly, by far, the best final destination of them all. All my friends love it and i cant blame them. I LOVE IT!!!!! the blood and gore adds to the thrill- TWO THUMBS UP

With few memorable moments and a lack of truly gruesome death sequences, The Final Destination offers little innovation over its predecessors, relying almost entirely on its 3D gimmick without delivering much else of substance.

This is my least favourite of the franchise because it adds nothing new (except the 3D) and I didn’t like the animated premonitions. The deaths are the most forgettable of the series except for the escalator death. Having another big disaster at the end rather than some story feels lazy but then again the disasters are always fun to watch. It’s still a fun film and the 3D makes it more entertaining so it gets an extra point for that. It’s a short movie but still somehow feels repetitive compared to the other films in the series. The characters and casting is the most forgettable and generic of the series. But all of that doesn’t stop it being a fun film.

first english, below spanish: english: verge on the ridiculous. from this point, the saga begins to show clear signs of decline. 'final destination 4' seems more interested in visual spectacle than in narrative: blood, guts, and explicit scenes follow one another relentlessly, to the point of being exaggerated and, at times, hardly believable. the effects, though striking, no longer reach the level of realism and detail that characterized the previous installments. the story remains stuck in a familiar loop; the repetitive structure leaves little room for surprise, and the characters stay flat, without development or charisma. the dramatic tension, which once could hold the viewer’s attention, is relegated to the background in favor of visual excess. even so, not everything is negative: the film retains moments of visual impact and some ability to generate suspense, though less effectively than its predecessors. nevertheless, it is undeniable that this fourth installment feels like a stretched-out version of the saga: it continues, but the freshness and creativity that once made it stand out have faded. spanish: rozar lo exagerado. a partir de este punto, la saga comienza a mostrar claros signos de decadencia. 'destino final 4' parece más interesada en el espectáculo visual que en la narrativa: sangre, vísceras y escenas explícitas se suceden sin pausa, hasta el punto de resultar exageradas y, en ocasiones, poco creíbles. los efectos, aunque llamativos, ya no alcanzan el nivel de realismo y detalle que caracterizó a las entregas anteriores. la historia se mantiene en un bucle familiar; la estructura repetitiva deja poco espacio para la sorpresa, y los personajes permanecen planos, sin desarrollo ni carisma. la tensión dramática, que antaño podía sostener la atención del espectador, se ve relegada a un segundo plano frente al exceso visual. aun así, no todo es negativo: la película conserva momentos de impacto visual y cierta capacidad de generar tensión, aunque de forma menos efectiva que sus predecesoras. sin embargo, es innegable que esta cuarta entrega se siente como un estiramiento de chicle: la saga continúa, pero la frescura y la creatividad que la hicieron destacar se han diluido.

Final Destination 4 (or The Final Destination) is exactly what you’d expect, same setup, same formula, but with a heavy focus on 3D effects. The plot is as basic as it gets, just an excuse to showcase over-the-top death sequences. The directing feels uninspired, and while the cinematography makes the most out of the 3D gimmick, it doesn’t do much beyond that. The acting is forgettable, with characters that feel like placeholders rather than actual people. The script is weak, filled with stiff dialogue and little attempt at making you care about anything beyond the next death scene. The sound design is decent, especially during the kills, but the score is generic and does nothing to elevate the tension. If you’re in it purely for the ridiculous deaths and don’t expect anything more, it’s watchable, but definitely the weakest in the series