No
one ever cheats death and that's all there really is to it. I should end this
review here and move on to something that's not predictable. However, I will
admit that there are some pro's in this movie that tries its best to outweigh the
bad elements. The beginning title was interesting, the bridge scene was done
really well, there are two endings that worked really well, there is a somewhat
better way of establishing the characters and relating to them, the mysterious
coroner returns, and there is a great concept of choosing to kill or be killed.
I'm
not even going to describe the synopsis because it's the same with all of the
other movies. However, I will say that in the premonition in the beginning,
Molly, one of the main survivors, actually survives the premonition. Another
idea to point out is the mysterious statement that the coroner says to the main
characters. He says that if you kill a person, then you'll gain that person's
remaining years. This theory works when one of the victims pushes someone in
the way and has him killed instead. Afterwards, the person next on the list
dies, proving that the previous survivor has so far cheated death.
The
acting was average. There is a Tom Cruise looking guy who was pretty good in
the movie, especially in the end when he knows that he's next on the list and
acts paranoid and sadistic. To offset the average remark, I have to wonder, why
is the bad acting womanizer guy in this movie? Some of the acting was
horrendous and extremely as cringing as the unnatural dialogue that plagues the
movie's script.
Was
that really necessary to have those certain grossed out moment? This is the
equivalent of watching a bad raunchy comedy. To me, there are two different
types of gory scenes. One is when the gory scene works so much that it will
shock and traumatize the audience. The other would be the icky and gross
moments that will get the audience saying, "Oh, that's nasty." I
would prefer the first type more, all because it's more effective in a good
horror movie; however, they chose with gross route instead. There are moments
when the victim dies and all of a sudden, there is one more gory jump surprise
before we cut away. Really, is this necessary in the movie?
Here
is an interesting question to pose on the victims. You just had a near death
experience. Doesn't it make you edgy to make you do incredibly dangerous tasks,
like working in a construction site, Lasik eye surgery, or being a gymnast?
Again, because this is a teen slasher movie, the teens are written in a way
that makes them do stupid things that'll get them killed. Not to mention,
establishments in this movie will probably be sued. These people didn't die
because death was after them. The actions that the doctors, or the massager, or
the construction worker were just either incompetent or stupid. And of course,
they always say, "I'll be right back" and come back to see their
patient inside out or something. Who's the real person to blame here?
The
beginning disaster was surprisingly nice and shot really well. Because the
disaster is over a collapsing bridge, the height is nauseating and vertigo
like. The fall itself is good enough for being scary. The ending was well
played with the Tom Cruise guy and the two main characters. Because the Tom
Cruise guy is next, he must kill someone or be killed. Because Molly was never
meant to die on the bridge, the Tom Cruise guy plans on killing her. This leads
to moments where fates will be changed and unpredictability will unfold. Even
though I won't say what the real ending is about, well just remember the phrase,
"death doesn't like to be cheated."
Although
I'm not a big fan of 3D, the medium was used effectively, and yes, body parts
do fly at us. The beginning of the movie consists of objects flying towards us
and glass breaking in our faces. There are times where the deaths just went too
far, in terms of gore and 3D combined. There are times when the movie over
indulges like the fourth movie. However, like the other movies, the deaths are
predictable, especially the first couple of them. The trailer is full of
deceptions as well as being spoiler ridden. I was really hooked into the
trailer and how it looked a lot darker and better than the fourth one. However,
after watching the movie, I've seen just about everything I've seen in the
trailer. In the trailer, the deaths were shown without the person actually
dying, and the mysterious theory of kill or be killed is told in the trailer.
Because
of studio pressure in showing the coolest of the cool death scenes, the movie,
yet again, turns into a sappy teen slasher movie. I will say though that this
movie was better than the third and the fourth movie for being smarter with its
premise by giving the survivors a chance to live. The 3D was used as a gimmick,
but it was used in a way that sort of worked. However, being that it's a scary movie
that involves 3D, hopefully the movie will scare people away from using 3D glasses.
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