The bloody massacre continues in this fifth instalment of the Final Destination franchise, despite the last movie claiming to be the final chapter.
A group of eight co-workers, including recently separated couple Sam and Molly (Nicholas D’Agosto and Emma Bell), miraculously survive when the coach they are travelling on collapses, after Sam has a premonition and evacuates the bus.
However, death doesn’t like being cheated, and as the eight begin to die in sequence, they must work out a way to survive before their names come up next. The only brains in this movie are flying through the air, however Final Destination 5 has a lot more going for it than most gore-fests.
The script is incredibly witty, with a lot of scenes actually being laugh-out-loud funny. It’s still a race to the next death scene, so don’t expect anything too intelligent, however the decision by the filmmakers to go tongue-in-cheek with the story was a good one.
Fans of the previous films will be pleased to see Tony Todd back as the creepy William Bludworth, and other standout performances include Anchorman comedy actor David Koechner as the group’s aggressive boss. Grizzly, grim, but fun.
Star rating: ***
