The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Final Destination 2
Horror · Mystery · 2003
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.
Movie details
Final Destination 2
“For every beginning there is an end.”
2003 Horror · Mystery 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Final Destination 2?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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The Ring
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Malignant
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Final Destination Bloodlines
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
David R. Ellis
Written by
Eric Bress · J. Mackye Gruber · Jeffrey Reddick
Ali Larter
Clear Rivers
A.J. Cook
Kimberly Corman
Michael Landes
Thomas Burke
David Paetkau
Evan Lewis
James Kirk
Tim Carpenter
Lynda Boyd
Nora Carpenter
Keegan Connor Tracy
Kat
Court is in session
Put Final Destination 2 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.