Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

TheLittleSongbird While it was not a great or perfect film (particularly in the dialogue, ending and some of the acting), the first 'Final Destination' was entertaining and effective (especially with its terrific opening plane sequence and the creative deaths) with a fascinating idea done well.The bigger and bolder 'Final Destination 2' had its flaws but was just as good and perhaps the best of the four sequels. 'Final Destination 3' is just as big and bold, as well as gorier, and is also as good. 'The Final Destination' was however a big disappointment, easily the series' worst and to me the only bad film in the series. After wearing off and becoming stale in 'The Final Destination', despite the more of the same structure, 'Final Destination 5' shows the novelty returning and being refreshed and refined. It's as good as the previous three and a huge improvement over 'The Final Destination'.'Final Destination 5' isn't perfect. The down-time and exposition between the deaths is turgid and clumsily written, saying very little interesting.Characters are as shallow as to be expected, the dialogue is just as flimsy and the effects look pretty cheap.However, the opening bridge scene is spectacular and perhaps the best opening of the series. The ending is also the series' cleverest, the only truly shocking one and the least illogical and contrived. The story has more time to develop and while it uses the time it does it in a way that makes everything as tight as possible. Really enjoyed the interesting new plot rule that allows the tension and thrills to register strongly.Standing out in particular are the deaths. They are very scary, very inventive in terms of being bold and elaborate and surprisingly witty. They are also quite gory, but not gratuitously so or in a way where it's overused and abused. The laser-eye surgery and acupuncture ones are especially well done.Visually, 'Final Destination 5' is atmospheric and stylish. The music is suitably eerie and the direction shows a grasp and understanding of the genre and the ability to breathe life and freshness to a formula that should have been fatigued by now. In the acting stakes, it fares favourably too.On the whole, good fun. 7/10 Bethany Cox

mattiasflgrtll6 Remember The Final Destination? Yeah, I prefer not to...But with this one, they kinda get back-on-track. It's still flawed, but brings back some of what I like about this franchise.First off, the characters. There were actually some pretty good ones. Sam is far from my favorite, but he's a better protagonist than the previous one. Molly is cute, Nathan is fine too, but best of all is Peter. He was by far the most interesting one, and got some great development in the movie. The actor playing him, Miles Fisher, was absolutely incredible. He gave the character true diversity and was also the most believable one when it came to dealing with death. He acts like a real person would, someone who becomes very down and might even panic. I won't say more than that, but he's a highlight in the movie.The plot, while not exactly original, has enough new things going for it. For example, Bludworth shows up and informs the group of another trick they can use to (maybe) cheat death. Speaking of Bludworth, I'm glad they brought Tony Todd back. He was at least voicing a roller-coaster announcer in the third, but in part 4 he was absent. And once again, he is a scene stealer. Not only does he have a perfect smooth, creepy voice, but he also has a face you can't forget.The deaths themselves are for the most part very good. Several of them have pretty intense build-up and I sat there nervous, hoping nothing terrible would happen as most of the characters you can root for. Sometimes it gets pretty damn crazy, and while it often is ridiculous I go along with it and get some solid chills and laughs. But it's not an all-out comedy like TFD is, it does try to be engaging and make you invested in the story. And if you ask me, not a half-bad job. The cinematography is all right. It's not the best I've ever seen, but it's perfectly fine and I really like the lighting in the last scene.Unfortunately, there are a couple of holdbacks. Like I said, the plot is not so original. I appreciate that they are trying to honor the audience who fell in love with the first, but perhaps they tried a little too hard. There were moments like I felt like I was watching an updated version of the original, which was a little jarring. And not ALL of the characters are good. Olivia and Isaac had some chuckleworthy bits, but for the most part they were just annoying. Olivia in particular was a complete dumbass, who at one point blurted out such a ridiculous comment when everyone was at their most grieving that I wanted to punch her. Isaac was the typical ladies man character which the series always has a tendency to include since the third. The first of them was by far the funniest, Isaac only p'issed me off. He got on my nerves with his obnoxious braindead lines he would blurt out and in all honesty is the character I had least sympathy for.Final Destination 5 might not be the most memorable of the bunch, but I was satisfied enough that I can safely assure I had an enjoyable time. A worthy watch for all FD fans.

Guillermo Bosque Summary: Final Destination 5 delivers mind-blowing special effects, suspense, and an unforgettable bridge collapse sequence. 84/100 (B+)Directed by Steven Quale, Final Destination 5 is undoubtedly the strongest installment of the franchise. Why? The script was improved and the movie is well-directed. The special effects were astonishing. The bridge collapse sequence was epic and unforgettable. This scene has the best CGI I have seen, everything looked so real. Also, the sound mixing and the editing were surprisingly well done. Final Destination 5 has the right director, writer and cast. The main character played by Nicholas D'Agosto did a good job, and his co-star Emma Bell clearly knows how to scream out loud, I loved her final scream in the bridge collapse scene. The rest of the cast was good enough, nothing special. Moving on, most of the characters were likable and I cared about them. There was only one character that was painfully annoying, Isaac performed by P.J. Byrne. He was unnecessary and silly.This is my favorite movie of the franchise. Final Destination 5 may be as messy and pointlessly gory as the other installments of the franchise, but the difference here is that the script is better, and no line is wasted. Also, the movie had no jump scares, I loved that. The director created a suspenseful and scary atmosphere throughout the film. The death scenes were amazing, intense and sometimes exaggerated. Steven Quale has potential. He did a pretty good job with this movie, and must do more movies like this in the future. Anyway, my conclusion is that this entry is as messy as the previous installments, but the writing was improved, the suspense and the direction were neat too. I have heard that the 3D effects here were eye-popping, I can not wait to see it on 3D. Surely FD5 has flaws, but I do not care, it was entertaining as hell to me. I highly recommend it for fans of the franchise. (B+)

BA_Harrison There are very few long-running horror franchises where I can happily say that I have enjoyed every single chapter, but that is definitely the case with the wonderfully dumb and delightfully gory Final Destination series; admittedly that's probably because each successive sequel has been almost virtually identical in format to the enjoyable original, setting the stage with a spectacular disaster and allowing death to do the rest, but I have enjoyed them nevertheless.Part 5 certainly doesn't stray far from the formula. Barring one new plot device—the kill or be killed rule—and couple of twists that, if you've been paying attention, you may very well guess, this is business as usual: a group of people narrowly avoid being killed but find that their reprieve is only temporary while Death gets its act together. As always, expertly orchestrated and spectacularly gory demises await them all, and this time they're even bloodier than before!If, like me, you have enjoyed the previous instalments in this popular series, then it's almost certain that this one will also satisfy your yearning for inventive deaths and over the top splatter. I only hope that they keep 'em coming 'cos I'm not done yet.