Reviewed by: Bill Gibron of Filmcritic.com
Director: David R. Ellis
Producers: Craig Perry, Warren Zide
Screenwriters: Eric Bress, Jeffrey Reddick
Actors: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb, Mykelti Williamson
MPAA Rating: R
FilmCritic.com Rating = 2.0 out of 5.0 Stars
They say you can’t cheat death. According to this long running horror franchise, however, you can milk it like a cash cow. After three previous installments in which an airline disaster, multi-vehicle highway crash, and rollercoaster accident lead to a game of cinematic chicken with the Grim Reaper himself, Final Destination is back for what some have suggested is the last chapter in this oddly popular series. After what this weak effort has to offer, there’s no doubting this is (probably) the end.
When four teens attend a NASCAR race, they are almost killed when a deadly pile up occurs. Luckily, Nick (Bobby Campo) has a premonition of the catastrophe, and manages to save the lives of his friends Lori (Shantel VanSanten), Hunt (Nick Zano), and Janet (Haley Webb), along with several others. Now, it looks like those who made it out alive are “accidentally” dying off, one by one. Nick believes it is part of some pre-destined plan, personal payback for their cheating death. While the others have a hard time believing him, George (Mykelti Williamson), a security guard who worked at the track, does. They hope to save the others before it’s too late.
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The first one was fairly well made and interesting. The sequels were none of those things, and less. I won’t even watch this one on cable.