Destination finale

The idea is very nice, the implementation cheap... Although at first it seems that this film could be more than a typical teenage murder film, it eventually slides into typical genre clichés, and the only thing that sets it apart from other similarly tuned films is the character of the killer... that is, if malicious death can be called a character. Actually, more like if you can even call death what Wong is saying death is, when it acts like a very sadistic version of MacGyver. Yet Final Destination has a nice atmosphere, but that does not change the fact that from a certain point it lost the last remnants of remarkableness for me and evolved into a basically expected "double twist", which is more awkward than funny. If we see everything as relaxation with an interesting theme, the result is slightly above-average. It does not scare in any particular way, the viewer won't remember it after, but at the same time it won’t scar one’s taste... (10/04/2005)

The opening scene with the plane crash is brilliant and some of the deaths are delightfully sophisticated, but the film doesn’t have much else to offer. As time went on, my initial enthusiasm wore off and the ending with the deadly electric cable is quite dodgy. (13/06/2002)

Excellent idea and overall average execution. The scriptwriters didn't care about the characters at all and only focused on prolonging the fear of death. As a result, all the participants enjoy it to a greater or lesser extent, and they only get saved because they do it with an interestingly morbid sense of humor. (29/04/2006)

A truly superb premise, supported by an imaginative and brisk execution. It could have used a lot more tension and the filmmakers didn't have to go for the craziest and most absurd deaths in the history of cinema, but Final Destination is, together with Scream, the best teen killer. And to its credit, it fulfilled almost to the letter what I originally expected. The opening with the airplane is really impressive and managed to put me significantly at ease, and although the film gradually turns into a series of very unfortunate episodes, the aftertaste in the form of an unpleasant atmosphere and an ominous vision remained in my mouth until the very end. The sequel is also very good, but nobody can match the privileged position from the entertaining and chilling first part. (12/11/2012)

It's a good idea, but in an execution that I think would be more suited to a comedy or a straight parody, not a half-serious horror film for teenagers. Some scenes were rather ridiculous (the water that gets soaked back into the toilet after one of the deaths), some were downright hilarious in their overcomplication (the death with the computer, vodka, flames and kitchen knives would not have been lost in Hot Shots). But, as I’ve said, the idea is really good and Death has a lot of potential as a villain. You just should not imagine it as a skeleton giggling somewhere in a corner at the inventive kill it has put together. (16/05/2022)