Final Destination (R)
Teens fear the reaper in this so-so thriller.
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- Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
- Directed By: James Wong
- Cast: Ali Larter, Devon Sawa
- Running Time: 33 minutes
- Release Date: 03/16/2000
- Video/DVD Release Date: 09/26/2000
- Genre: Classic
- MPAA Rating: R
- MPAA Explanation: violence and terror, and for language
Parents need to know
Families can talk about death and/or the concept of destiny. Are our lives pre-determined, or do we have free will? To what degree are we able to control what happens in our lives?
Message
Social Behavior:
The main character tries to do good by attempting to save the lives of those he thinks are going to die. He is also willing to give his own life to save another.
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Violence
As a plane explodes we see the terrifying effect on the passengers inside (e.g. people burning, lots of blood), a teenager accidentally hangs himself, a boy's head is cut in half by a flying piece of metal, a woman's throat is slashed and she is stabbed by knives that fall off a kitchen counter. There are other violent scenes where Death tries to take people's lives but fails.
Sex
Brief shot of a couple making out. A main character picks up a Penthouse magazine (we see only the cover of the magazine).
Language
Some strong language at the very beginning of the film (teenagers using foul language).
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Afsheen Nomai
Is it any good?
Perhaps the film loses a lot of ground here when, in the opening sequence of the film, the camera lingers on the cover of the book Death of a Salesman. This is the degree to which the filmmakers are trying to spook us and fail; by referencing the title of a book that has nothing to do with the death of anyone. Watching this film merely becomes a countdown to gore as curiosity over "how" someone will get it overshadows any curiosity over "who" will get it. Overall, the film proves disappointing.
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