A teen has a premonition that his flight to Paris will explode mid-air but finds out that by abandoning the plane with a random assortment of peers, a plan has been interrupted and the Grim Reaper must find gruesome ways to redress the imbalance.Īnd so began a formula that was regurgitated over the span of another four sequels as unintended survivors of a tragedy were picked off one-by-one in a series of freak “accidents”, each one nastier than the last. The set-up remains an underappreciated stroke of genius. This week marks the 20th anniversary and my (probable) 20th rewatch of Final Destination, a compellingly nasty yet darkly humorous film about the crushing inescapability of death. It is a shame because there was potential here, especially on the contentious subject of how difficult it can be to deal with literary executors in licensing material which I have been reading a lot about recently.But there’s another that’s been part of my life for even longer and despite its comparative silliness, it’s arguably had a more profound grip, spookily re-entering my mind at strange times such as these. Come to think of it, the middle is not so great, either, as the story mostly meanders through a haunted landscape.

For example, it should have started with Omar's arrival in Uruguay. Now, if only the movie had a beginning or an end. 'The City of Your Final Destination' is almost, nearly, not quite a good movie that is held together by its great international cast(Norma Aleandro shows up from time to time), especially Anthony Hopkins who again proves that his performances get better the farther he is away from Hollywood. At least, Adam(Anthony Hopkins), the brother, is willing to cooperate, as long as Omar does something in return. At least, Portia(Ambar Mallman), Jules' daughter by the mistress, Arden(Charlotte Gainsbourg), is kind to him when he gets there as Arden invites him to stay in the guest house while Caroline(Laura Linney), the wife, rudely ignores him. Fearing the adage of 'publish or work in fast food,' his girlfriend Deirdre(Alexandra Maria Lara) eggs him on to plead his case in person and even books his flight to Uruguay. In 'The City of Your Final Destination,' Omar(Omar Metwally), an untenured professor, is denied permission to write a biography of Jules Gund, a famous writer, by his survivors.

Final destination movies in order