Final Destination 2 (2003)
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A woman's premonition of a deadly highway pile-up saves a group of people, but they must then find ways to outsmart Death's design.
The story
One year after the explosion of Flight 180, college student Kimberly Corman is heading to Daytona Beach for spring break. On the entrance ramp to U.S. Route 23, she experiences a terrifying premonition of a massive pile-up caused by a logging truck. Kimberly manages to stop her car and alert others, successfully preventing several people from entering the road. However, as the pile-up occurs, she realizes that while she and others were saved from the immediate crash, they have entered a deadly game of survival. The survivors must now navigate a series of freak accidents as Death attempts to claim those who escaped the highway.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following a premonition of a catastrophic pile-up on Route 23, Kimberly Corman saves several people, including a state trooper, a teacher, and a pregnant woman. While the others are saved from the initial crash, they begin dying in a sequence of freak accidents. Kimberly seeks help from Clear Rivers, a survivor of a previous disaster, who explains that Death is working backward to reclaim the survivors. The group, including the trooper Thomas Burke, attempts to find a way to stop the cycle. They encounter a mortician, William Bludworth, who suggests that 'new life' can defeat Death. They attempt to protect the pregnant woman, Isabella, whose birth is intended to create a loophole. Despite their efforts, several members of the group are killed in various accidents. In a final desperate move, Kimberly realizes she must die clinically and be resuscitated to break the cycle. She drives into a lake and is revived by a doctor. While she and Burke survive, the final scene reveals that even the 'new life' was not enough to stop Death, as a nearby child is killed in a tragic accident.
- First release year
- 2003
- Runtime (minutes)
- 90
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- David R. Ellis
- Writers
- J. Mackye Gruber · screenplay; Eric Bress · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Ali Larter · Clear Rivers; A. J. Cook · Kimberly Corman; Michael Landes · Thomas Burke; James Kirk · Tim Carpenter; Lynda Boyd · Nora Carpenter; Jonathan Cherry · Rory Peters; Terrence C. Carson · Eugene Dix; Keegan Connor Tracy · Kat Jennings
- Genres
- supernatural horror
- Themes
- Fate; Death; Survival
- Tone and mood
- Suspenseful; Gory
- Premise and plot tags
- Supernatural; Horror; Survival; Premonition
- Franchise connections
- Final Destination
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its suspense and action while others criticized its plot and acting. It was noted for its high-quality action sequences, particularly the highway crash.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 5 · scale: 10 · review count: 114; Metacritic · score: 38 · scale: 100 · review count: 25
- Awards and nominations
- Saturn Award · Best Horror Film · 2004 · Nomination; Teen Choice Awards · Choice Movie - Horror/Thriller · 2003 · Nomination; Golden Trailer Awards · Golden Fleece · 2003 · Nomination; MTV Movie Award · Best Action Sequence · 2003 · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The highway scene was called the 'greatest car crash scene in movie history'.; The film was shot in and around Vancouver Island in 2002.; The film's score was not officially released but was made available alongside another film's score.
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