Destination ultime 5

Bien qu'il s'avère techniquement impressionnant selon n'importe quels standards de l'industrie des superproductions, ce Final Destination 5 demeure contraint, presque étouffé, par un sentiment de lassitude toxique et inévitable.

For existing fans of the Final Destination franchise, this movie is an absolute must see. For everyone else expect a lot of gore, a few effectively fun kill scenes, and a lot of confusion while everyone around you shouts in audible surprise at what's happening on screen.

FD5 is a success on every level, from the insurmountable tension, surprisingly solid performances and inventive gore shots, five times looks to be a charm for this successful series.

In a sense, the films offer up black comedy, provoking laughs at wrong guesses and giggles over an absurd chain of events that results in disaster. The series was on its own deathbed when the producers to their credit got the bright idea in FD4 to make the film in 3D.

But the cheap thrills wear off way fast, and we're left with atrocious acting, feeble writing and clueless directing (from first-timer Steven Quale). The horror! The horror!

A new wrinkle in how the killings spool out actually makes the film even more predictable, and the deaths, which tend to be squirmy rather than explosive (a scene in an eye doctor's office could be a deal breaker for some), are so perfunctory and lazily jokey that they leave a decidedly bad aftertaste.