While it was not a great or perfect film (particularly in the dialogue, ending and some of the acting), the first 'Final Destination' was entertaining and effective (especially with its terrific opening plane sequence and the creative deaths) with a fascinating idea done well.The bigger and bolder 'Final Destination 2' had its flaws but was just as good and perhaps the best of the four sequels. 'Final Destination 3' is just as big and bold, as well as gorier, and is also as good. 'The Final Destination' was however a big disappointment, easily the series' worst and to me the only bad film in the series. After wearing off and becoming stale in 'The Final Destination', despite the more of the same structure, 'Final Destination 5' shows the novelty returning and being refreshed and refined. It's as good as the previous three and a huge improvement over 'The Final Destination'.'Final Destination 5' isn't perfect. The down-time and exposition between the deaths is turgid and clumsily written, saying very little interesting.Characters are as shallow as to be expected, the dialogue is just as flimsy and the effects look pretty cheap.However, the opening bridge scene is spectacular and perhaps the best opening of the series. The ending is also the series' cleverest, the only truly shocking one and the least illogical and contrived. The story has more time to develop and while it uses the time it does it in a way that makes everything as tight as possible. Really enjoyed the interesting new plot rule that allows the tension and thrills to register strongly.Standing out in particular are the deaths. They are very scary, very inventive in terms of being bold and elaborate and surprisingly witty. They are also quite gory, but not gratuitously so or in a way where it's overused and abused. The laser-eye surgery and acupuncture ones are especially well done.Visually, 'Final Destination 5' is atmospheric and stylish. The music is suitably eerie and the direction shows a grasp and understanding of the genre and the ability to breathe life and freshness to a formula that should have been fatigued by now. In the acting stakes, it fares favourably too.On the whole, good fun. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Several youths once again discover that "death doesn't like to be cheated" after surviving a deadly bridge collapse accident in this final chapter in the 'Final Destination' franchise. Part Five shares some of the weaknesses of the earlier entries - particularly the lack of any clear explanation of why the premonitions occur in certain individuals and why Death chooses to avenge in such complex and grisly ways. Some of the victims to-be in this sequel are also so obnoxious that we simply cannot wait for them to die; P.J. Byrne is especially unpleasant and a grumpy David Koechner is not far behind. For all its drawbacks, Part Five is, however, also a lot more fun than the previous couple of chapters with large doses of humour (especially in a health spa scene) and multiple elaborate death sequences in which it is hard to predict what exactly will deliver the fatal blow; the gymnasium scene is particularly well done in this regard. The absolute best aspect of the film though is the surprise ending that cleverly drums up incredible tension. It is an ending that also makes this a fitting concluding tale in the horror saga. Of course, knowing the current climate in Hollywood, the series could be given the green light for a reboot at any minute, but after the lousy 'The Final Destination', it would be nice for the series to be put to rest on a high note like this film is.

This is one of the worst horror movie ever. It is so predictable. The 1st Final Destination is better. And that is an awful movie. Final Destination 2 is a better movie. And that is an awful movie. Final Destination 3 is great movie. That is the best Final Destination movie it is one of the best horror movies of all time. And this one is just pooh pooh. Final Destination 3D is a better movie and that was awful. Why does this have a 5.9. It is not scary at all. There is to mush hype about this movie. It is very badly written do not see it. Just see Final Destination 3 and do not bother with an of the other Final Destination movies.

Death can't be cheated so you know what's coming next . Someone has a premonition of a disaster , they alert their friends . escape from the scene and find the disaster comes true and thank their lucky stars they escaped death . Next thing they know death comes for them in a series of cruel and graphic freak accidents There's not a lot of milage in this premise and there's an element that if you've seen one film you've seen them all . With FINAL DESTINATION 5 you spend much of the time feeling that the producers have become fed up with the franchise because the deaths show a lack of imagination . It sounds cruel and more than a little cynical but that's much of the selling point of the series being surprised as to how characters get killed and feeling something akin to enjoyment that the film makers have pulled the rug out from under you . It also suffers from the same fault as the previous instalment with having the gimmick of 3-D in order to shock the audience but it detracts from the impact of the deaths rather than embellish the impact . Another unimaginative element is the demographic where most of the characters are of a similar age . With hindsight the best film in the franchise is the second if only because the characters are much more diverse !!!! SUGGESTIVE SPOILERS !!!! As I said I spent most of the film thinking there's not much imagination to the proceedings and there's a suggestion you can escape death by killing someone in your place , a type of kill or be killed dilemma . A slightly desperate plot turn too since your dilemma is dying quickly or spending the rest of your natural life in an American maximum security prison so it's not really much of a dilemma . Then the producers play a blinder be having an ending I never saw coming in a million years and it's so simple and is a great way to finally wrap up the series which looks like ending with this movie