Final Destination 5 Reviews
Georgia Straight
Though not a great horror film by any means, Final Destination 5 succeeds as a comedic splatter fest solely by sticking to Stephen King's old motto: 'If in doubt, gross 'em out.'
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| Original Score: 3/5
ScreenRant
Final Destination 5 benefits from smart 3D, but even in 2D, the set-pieces will satisfy -- presenting some of the most outrageous kill sequences in franchise history.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
TheShiznit.co.uk
It's testament to the 2000 original that there's still so much mileage left in the 'death is coming for you' concept 11 years later.
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| Original Score: 4/5
7M Pictures
when you finally get to the end of the film, it works in the context of the series and definitely tops the previous installment
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| Original Score: 3/5
KWQC-TV (Iowa)
Does clever writing a horror movie make? I think it does. And if you do too, then set your GPS for 'Final Destination 5,' one of the best of the dark-humored, grisly components in the franchise about people meeting their demise in bizarre ways .
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| Original Score: 3/4
Movie Metropolis
It's a neat, tidy, tightly wound little horror picture with a single-minded intent to startle you out of your seat while causing you to laugh immoderately.
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| Original Score: 6/10
Sci-Fi Movie Page
we just like good-looking young people being killed off in inventive and gruesome ways! Death is a sick puppy . . . and so are we!
Reel Film Reviews
The end result is a better-than-average sequel that will surely thrill fans of the Final Destination movies, and it's ultimately difficult to recall a horror franchise that has fared as well (and remained as entertaining) as this.
The National
a gruesome but entertaining spectacle
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| Original Score: 3/5
SFX Magazine
If you don't mind repetition, love a brilliantly horrible death, and like having your peepers assaulted - FD5 could be the Friday night film of the year.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Flicks.co.nz
...had me holding my hands over my eyes for the first time since Natalie Portman did horrible things to her cuticles in Black Swan.
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| Original Score: 3/5
The Age (Australia)
FD5 is a perfect example of what 3D ultimately does best, which is to make you squirm, shudder and jump in your seat. Enjoy.
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| Original Score: 4/5
MovieTime, ABC Radio National
It's a spectacle that requires a certain detachment and a strong stomach, but it's highly recommended.
Herald Sun (Australia)
As sick and sorry as some of the outcomes prove to be in FD5, there can be no denying there is often some wild imagination and genuine inspiration in play.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
MovieCrypt.com
The best all-around installment of the series (since the original) with an opening sequence that just misses rivaling the intro to the #2 freeway pileup.
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| Original Score: 3.0/4.0
Moviedex
Ironically enough, it's the journey, not the destination, that makes these movies so damn fun.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Observer [UK]
I have to admit it appealed to my wanton inner child, though if asked to name my favourite premonition movie it would be Ealing Studios' classic Dead of Night.
Little White Lies
Quale knows exactly how to toy with the expectations of his victims (and his viewers) before bringing down the fatal blow from an angle that no-one quite saw coming.What's more, he is not afraid to embrace 3D for the tawdry gimmick that it is
IGN Movies
Final Destination 5 is a much-improved installment for the series on the heels of the terrible fourth film, The Final Destination, and an example of getting what you pay for in a suitably satisfying manner.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Daily Mirror [UK]
Works, and works well, thanks to some terrific droll humour and the best 3D to hit cinemas all year.
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| Original Score: 4/5
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