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Or you may know it by its cheesy nickname, 5nal Destination. (Yes, like Scre4m.) Even though the fourth movie in this franchise was called The Final Destination and really nicely tied up the loose ends of the series by nodding toward the first three movies and neatly disposing of all of the would-be victims, Hollywood has decided to resurrect the formula at least one more time.
Don’t think I’m complaining. I love these movies, because it’s a simple, straightforward, dare I say fun plot. For those who haven’t seen any of the movies, here’s all you need to know: One kid has a vision of disaster striking at an innocuous place (roller coaster, highway, airplane, NASCAR rally) and saves a bunch of people from the accident, only to find that Death — not a person, but a force — starts picking off the survivors one by one, in even more gruesome ways than they would have originally died.
This time around, it’s a bunch of young actors you might vaguely recognize from past projects who play a group of coworkers — usually they’re all strangers — who survive a suspension-bridge collapse. Nicholas D’Agosto (From Prada to Nada) seems to be the amateur psychic trying to protect Emma Bell (The Walking Dead), David Koechner (The Office), Arlen Escarpeta (American Dreams), and others. Best part: The Candyman himself, Tony Todd, plays the coroner who tells the kids of their unfortunate situation.
Once you accept the premise, it’s a fun mystery to figure out who’s going to die when. The writers do a solid job of introducing enough red herrings, or almost-deaths, that you can’t quite predict who’s going to make it — and it makes the actual demises that much more satisfying. (All I’m gonna say is: Final Destination 2. Elevator shaft.)
Final Destination 5 comes to theaters — in 3-D! — August 12.
