Destination Finale 5

Dommage que, après un début prometteur (qui a probablement avalé 80% du budget), on glisse si maladroitement dans la routine. Et c'est encore plus dommage que cette routine soit plus tard tuée par une impasse scénaristique fatale, où la logique disparaît et les personnages agissent comme si le projecteur avait sauté un disque. L'épilogue artificiellement vissé, tentant une transition efficace vers le début de la série, ne sauvera pas grand-chose. Un fast-food médiocre et facilement oubliable. (14/09/2011)

The plot of the fifth instalment of Final Destination is one big catastrophe. And if the word catastrophe has some definition, here it is multiplied by two. It’s still better than the instalment number four but it can’t beat the second movie, which was quite shocking and the opening scene was on a whole different level than this movie. Anyhow, it was still properly brutal and I must say that I more or less enjoyed myself. I’d just cut it down to the dying scenes because I don’t need all those fillers. (17/01/2013)

The opening is great and the bridge collapse is technically and cinematically perfect. However, I'm amazed that the filmmakers have already embarked on a fifth sequel with the same premise, because this part copies the first one literally scene by scene. The premonition, the escape from death, the funeral, the precisely lined up deaths, the rescue of the protagonists and finally the well-executed final scene, which I had long anticipated. In addition, unlike the first part, the story is now too routine, the deaths are overly contrived, and it lacks the true horror edge and surprise that director Wang could have relied on ten years ago. Final Destination 5 is not a bad horror film and still holds a pretty decent position in the vast crowd of teen murder mysteries, but I wouldn't think of recommending it to my friends. 60% (24/09/2012)

The fifth installment of the horror series about a bloodthirsty reaper who can't stand any trickery perpetrated against it is actually better and more engaging than the previous three. It's not just about the killing of the survivors, but it also deals more with the issue of fate and how to reverse it. The bizarre deaths are all suspenseful until the unfortunate person's last breath, because not everyone dies as it appears at first glance (sometimes not even on second glance). Oh, and the ending (I'm going to repeat myself) was handled as well as it could have been. In short, a serious sequel that offers a small portion of nostalgia alongside the gore and the nice visual effects. (07/09/2011)

The fourth remake ;-) It avoids the final destination with an interesting trump card, but instead of using it wisely, it flushes it down the toilet. The idea that the cursed can avoid death by killing another person is really good, and it could have been the basis of some really depressing, oppressive and serious horror. Instead, it’s just entertainment for teenagers, even if pretty tense and well put together in several scenes. It’s certainly better than the awful fourth part (and the average third), but I’m still a little disappointed because, if the creators had used the new idea better and had taken the franchise in a new direction, FD5 could have been great. This is just OK fun to watch once. (08/12/2011)