Final Destination
New Line Cinema | Release Date: March 17, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
11
Negative:
13
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Flawed but often entertaining teen horror flick. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Fitfully thrilling.
38
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Starts by cheating death and ends by cheating us. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Disturbing--if less sophisticated than the best SF (science fiction)-horror TV. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Will no doubt be a hit and inspire the obligatory sequels. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneBarbara Shulgasser
Meets the low standards of a mediocre TV movie.
60
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
A waste of a decent premise. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
An unexpectedly alert teen-scream disaster chiller. Read full review
30
Film.comGemma Files
You'll definitely feel cheated -- especially when you keep on finding yourself thinking how Mulder and Scully would have handled it all. Read full review
30
Film.comJohn Hartl
You'll laugh, but you'll hate yourself by the time you're out of the theater. Read full review
40
Film.comSean Means
It's hard to root against Death when the people involved are never brought to life in the first place. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Fails because it takes itself both too seriously and not seriously enough. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A terrific theatrical feature debut for television veterans Glen Morgan and James Wong. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldPhoebe Flowers
Stoops well below substituting style for substance.
12
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Crude and witless.
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
A mediocre fright-fest. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
OK premise quickly deteriorates into a silly, badly acted slasher movie -- minus the slasher.
20
NewsweekRobert Cashill
Final destination? Video store bins.
38
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
As full of terrible acting as it is devoid of suspense.
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Playful and energized enough to keep an audience guessing. Read full review
38
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Stupid. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
So grim and humorless that the first half almost sinks into silliness. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Even by the crude standards of teenage horror, Final Destination is dramatically flat. Read full review
0
TNT RoughCutTom Cappello
Inane, irresponsible, immature, poorly written.
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Serviceable enough, if you come to it with sufficiently modest expectations. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Proudly stupid, silly and gory.
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
Generates a respectable amount of suspense and takes a few unexpected turns while covering familiar territory. Read full review
20
Washington PostRita Kempley
Your own final destination just might be the box office, to demand your money back. Read full review
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