Final Destination 5 (2011)
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A man's premonition of a bridge collapse saves a group of people, only for them to realize they cannot escape Death's plan.
The story
Office worker Sam Lawton is heading to a company retreat with his colleagues. While crossing the North Bay Bridge, he has a premonition of the bridge collapsing due to high winds, killing everyone except for his ex-girlfriend Molly Harper. He panics and convinces Molly, his friend and boss Peter Friedkin, Peter's girlfriend Candice Hooper, his manager Dennis Lapman, factory manager Nathan Sears and colleagues Olivia Castle and Isaac Palmer to get off the bridge. Afterwards, the bridge collapses. FBI agent Jim Block suspects Sam of foul play. Still, Sam is cleared when Block's colleague determines the collapse was not man-made. Sam and his colleagues also meet mortician William Bludworth, who warns them that "Death doesn't like to be cheated."
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After the bridge collapse, the survivors are haunted by 'wrinkles in reality' as Death begins to target them. Candice dies during gymnastics, and Isaac is crushed by a statue. Bludworth explains they must kill someone to steal their remaining lifespan. They fail to save Olivia during a laser eye surgery. Sam realizes the survivors are dying in the order they would have died in the bridge collapse and identifies Nathan as the next target. During a workplace argument, Nathan kills Roy Carson, and the others realize he stole his lifespan. Suddenly, a machine kills Dennis. Later, Sam and Molly attempt to reconcile at a restaurant, but are confronted by Peter, who tries to steal Molly's lifespan. Peter shoots and kills Agent Block, but Sam manages to kill Peter with a meat spit. Two weeks later, Sam and Molly board a plane to Paris. They witness a group being removed due to a premonition of an explosion. The plane explodes, killing everyone aboard. Meanwhile, Nathan realizes Roy had an undiagnosed aneurysm and could have died anyway, just as the landing gear from the crashed flight crashes through the roof and kills him.
- First release year
- 2011
- Runtime (minutes)
- 91
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Steven Quale
- Writers
- Eric Heisserer · writer
- Cast and characters
- Nicholas D'Agosto · Sam Lawton; Emma Bell · Molly Harper; Miles Fisher · Peter Friedkin; Arlen Escarpeta · Nathan Sears; David Koechner · Dennis Lapman; Tony Todd · William Bludworth; Ellen Wroe · Candice Hooper; P. J. Byrne · Isaac Palmer; Courtney B. Vance · Jim Block; Jacqueline MacInnes Wood · Olivia Castle
- Genres
- supernatural horror; horror
- Themes
- Fate; Death; Survival
- Tone and mood
- Suspenseful; Gory
- Premise and plot tags
- Prequel; Survival; Supernatural
- Franchise connections
- Final Destination
- Content notes
- Violence; Gore
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics but was praised for its use of 3D and its visual effects, particularly the opening bridge sequence.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 64% · scale: percentage · review count: 137
- Production trivia
- The film was originally intended to be titled '5nal Destination'.; The opening scene was filmed on the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.; The film was shot using the Arri Alexa digital camera.
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