Finally, you can cheat death in a "Final Destination" movie. Just take someone else’s life — adding your victim’s years to your own.
It's not only the only twist in the new "Final Destination 5," it's a philosophical conundrum square in the middle of the least philosophical franchise ever.
As usual for the series, director Steven Quale delivers shocking scenes of horrifying murder and mutilation. But there is this: Quale shot second unit on James Cameron's “Titanic” and “Avatar”; for the latter, he was responsible for much of the groundbreaking 3D technology.
He employs it to superlative effect here. “FD 5” may reek in the acting department, but Quale is sure-handed with narrative montage, ratcheting up the tension as the reaper closes in with outlandish coincidence that makes even a massage parlor a potential death trap.