If you are expecting the logic and plot twists of the original Final Destination, then you'll be disappointed. If you didn't understand it first time around then don't worry - mental acuity is not required to thoroughly enjoy the third instalment. The idea of a roller-coaster disaster was genius. In the first film the aeroplane explosion was also ideal, because many people don't like flying and the scenario was claustrophobic and suspenseful. The pile-up in the second film was, quite frankly, dull. It was no different to the sorts of things shown in ER/Casualty and was very predictable. However a roller-coaster ride - well, there are so many things that could go wrong - was a brilliant start to the movie. Cue lots of gory, imaginative and disturbingly detailed deaths that will have you wearing full body armour for several days afterwards. The characters evoke a credible amount of sympathy/irritation and there are some you will be hoping will die next. Wendy is suitably unhinged (shades of Clear Rivers from the first two in the franchise). For some the lack of complicated plot lines will be a letdown, for others a blessing. The film is let down slightly by a sudden ending but genre fans will be wholly satisfied (the source of quality horror movies is running dry), though you'll never use sunbeds again.
Review of Final Destination 3
