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Watch this if you liked: “Final Destination” and “Final Destination 2”

Written by Eric Heisserer and directed by Steven Quale, the latest instalment in the "Final Destination" series turns out to be an improvement than the previous sequel, yet still under par compared to first film that was made with the similar plot. Death is back again, but this time however he seems to have run out of ideas to take back the souls that he owns.

"Final Destination" starts off rather promisingly, boasting one of the best sequences in the series in the form of a bridge-collapsing scene. The opening premonition is skilfully orchestrated as the bridge slowly disintegrates, bringing each character to a rather nerve-tingling doom. However, that is where the fun starts to dwindle, as audiences are taken through the similar ride as they were in the previous instalments, this time however, fully equipped with weak character development and poor dialogue.

Sam Lawton, played by Nicholas D'Agosto leads the cast as the boy who has the premonition, as he travels with his workmates for a trip across a long suspension bridge, where the incident occurs. He manages to save his girlfriend, Molly Harper (Emma Bell), his best friend Peter (Miles Fisher), Peter's girlfriend Candice (Ellen Wroe), and her rival Olivia (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), Peter's co-workers Isaac (P.J. Byrne) and Nathan (Arlen Escarpeta), and their boss Dennis Lapman (David Koechner). Then, after a brief warning from the creepy local coroner William Bludworth (played convincingly by Tony Todd), they start to fall prey to Death one by one, in a rather redundant and less creative manner.
Audiences may have mixed feelings towards the deaths. Some might laugh hysterically at the deaths or shriek in horror, or perhaps even both. The deaths which are the primary focus in any "Final Destination" instalment has been taken to a new level of ridiculous here which may sell at certain parts, but fail miserably in others.

"Final Destination 5" may entertain audiences through its ability to twist its death around awkwardly timed comedic suspense, but its poor acting and silly dialogue may ultimately distract them. The ending, with a small twist to it would draw some gasps from the audiences, but it is AC/DC's "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" that manages to sum up the film as it plays through the bone crunching and blood spilling credits that pays tribute to the collection of horrifying deaths from the previous instalments.

Cinema Online, 24 August 2011