Final Destination 2

R

Released Jan 31, 2003

1 hr. 30 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

50%

111 Reviews

Tomatometer

58%

250,000+ Ratings

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Kimberly (A.J. Cook) has a premonition of a horrible highway accident killing multiple people -- including her and her friends. She blocks the cars behind her on the ramp from joining traffic -- and as a police trooper (Michael Landes) arrives, the accident actually happens. Now, Death is stalking this group of mistaken survivors -- and one by one they are dying as they were supposed to on the highway.

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Critics Consensus

This sequel is little more than an excuse to stage elaborate, gory scenes of characters getting killed off.

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James B

A rare case where the sequel is as good as the movie and what an explosive ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Jorge C

Destino Final 2 cumple con lo que una secuela debe ser, más de todo. A pesar de haber sido la menos exitosa en taquilla, sin duda que paso a ser la más icónica y recordada de la franquicia, gracias a traernos la mejor secuencia inicial de todas. Dicha escena se toma bastante su tiempo para irnos presentando a todos los personajes que no tienen nada en común y que, eventualmente, todos logran destacar por más pequeña que sea su participación. De repente, ocurre el accidente lleno de explosiones, increíbles maniobras, efectos prácticos y, sorpresivamente, bastante sangre; haciendo la escena la más emocionante y deslumbrante de ver (dejando fuera el CGI dosmilero del fuego). De ahí parte las muertes, como mencione antes, son muchas más y mejor elaboradas, tomando en cuenta que se desarrollan en lugares tan comunes y a la luz del día, que hacen que estas sean aún más aterradoras. Esto aplica, desde el minuto uno hasta la muerte de Rory casi al final de la película, de los demás hablare más adelante. De toda la franquicia, esta también cuenta con un guion mas complejo y diferente en comparación a la primera y las demás secuelas que solo copiaron la formula principal. Partiendo de situaciones como el hecho de que el orden de las muertes sea al revés, el traernos de vuelta a Clear Rivers y el hacer conectar a estos nuevos personajes con los de la anterior, hacen especial a la película por el simple hecho de estar directamente conectada en todo aspecto con la primera y al mismo tiempo entregarnos algo diferente tanto en estilo como en forma. Por último, el tercer acto de la película, a pesar de no ser malo, si esta muy mal ejecutado. Se nota que quisieron apresurar la película para terminarla de una vez y la muerte de Clear y Eugene, en lugar de generar un impacto grande, tomando en cuenta que es el fin de la protagonista de la primera película, se siente muy anticlimático y se ve muy mal, nuevamente, por los pésimos efectos visuales del fuego.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Amir A

Takes All the gruesome horror from the first and just improves on the realistic nature of the deaths and there is so much tension. Spoilers-I Can't believe they killed off Ali Larter/Clear Rivers and Revealed that Alex Browning from the first movie died. But As The Saying Goes, You Can't Cheat Death Twice!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Pedro G

Buena película, una cinta que en mi opinión es un poco mejor que la anterior. Esta película expande mucho mas la historia de la anterior película y explica algunas cosas que hacen que tenga mas sentido la trama. Me gusto la manera de conectar ambas películas y la vuelta del personaje de Clear, aunque me hubiera gustado que por lo menos se vea la muerte de Alex y no que muera fuera de cámaras, ya que siendo el protagonista de la anterior creo que no se le dio la importancia que necesitaba. Las muertes están muy bien hechas y son creativas, los efectos utilizados quedaron muy bien. La escena inicial del autopista es excelente, esta muy bien hecha y las muertes son geniales, creo que marco un trauma para muchas personas al momento de entrar en una autopista o al ver una camión que transporta troncos. Además, tiene toques de comedia que en mi opinión suman mucho y quedan bastante bien con el tono de la película. Por otro lado, las actuaciones son muy buenas, principalmente las de Ali Larter, A. J. Cook, Michael Landes y Tony Todd. En conclusión, una buena película, que es un poco mejor que la anterior debido a los toques cómicos y a los detalles que tiene la trama y que la conectan con la primera cinta. La recomiendo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/24

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Audience Member

Over 20 years old and still so entertaining when it comes to the idea of death having its own design Taking place after the original with only returning cast members Ali Larter as Clear Rivers and Tony Todd as the mortician We focus on a new group of unlucky individuals A huge pileup occurs on a freeway and a young girl named Kimberly has a premonition of it She sees that herself and other bystanders end up dead Kimberly survives and so do a few of them from the pileup but just like the last movie it isn't over.... Death had a plan for all of them and it slowly starts picking them off one by one but in an interesting turn it goes backwards Kimberly and an officer have to work together along with survivor Clear to defeat the design itself The opening is possibly one of the movies' finest moments considering it's an every day occurrence that could happen as opposed to a roller coaster or a racetrack or a bridge collapsing, plus it was based on a real-life incident Possibly the most fun installment in the series Great laughs and super fun kills to spare thanks to director David R. Ellis It's even the first film in this franchise to feature nudity It's cool to contemplate that death surrounds us all the time and can strike at any moment It's clear the victims from flight 180 should've gotten off easy after the plane explosion but it's the way they all bit the dust so quickly after that seemed out of place The movie continues to play upon our commonplace fears as well as incoming new ones It also teases viewers with certain things to happen but turns things over and there's some greater sense of irony throughout It's refreshing this adds to the first movie's mythology while also amping up the carnage on display Much lighter and campier than its predecessor but still retains the gore Nothing of high art that's for certain and the plot has general ridiculousness yet here it's the chapter that best recognizes that sometimes there's nothing more frightening than the everyday As far as horror franchises go 'Final Destination 2' proves there's still fun to be had watching people die in freaky ways

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/24

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Dan R

2003's 'Final Destination 2' follows on directly from the first film. SYNOPSIS: 'Death is stalking Kimberly Corman and multiple survivors of a deadly highway accident.' Although the original film is the best of the franchise this film has the most memorable initial death scene. If you know you know you've moved over in traffic. The sequel gives the Director an excuse to stage more elaborate, gory scenes of the cast getting killed off by Death. It's a fun and suspenseful film and the three years between films means that some of the CGI effects have significantly improved. It's the brilliant deaths though which are the true stars of this film even though Ali Larter is excellent on her return. Worth a giggle! 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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David R. Ellis

Director

Ali Larter

Clear Rivers

A.J. Cook

Kimberly Corman

Michael Landes

Officer Thomas Burke

Terrence "T.C." Carson

Eugene Dix

Jonathan Cherry

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Nell Minow

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Gruesome, ridiculous, really bad waste of time.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Pushing the limits of an R rating, this sequel to 2000's surprise hit starts with the blood dripping madly and then amps it up to levels as to now unseen in American horror.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 19, 2003

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Michael Walsh

Nerdist

Final Destination 2 is legitimately an excellent movie; it's a fun and suspenseful film that manages to improve on the original in every way while also standing entirely on its own.

Jan 31, 2018

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

Just the fact that it manages to keep the viewer involved despite the plot's general ridiculousness makes it the most effective Vancouver-shot horror flick in years.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 9, 2014

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

Now that the ground rules have been established for the Final Destination movies, the fun lies in seeing the inventive ways in which the writers dispatch the various characters in the sequel.

Aug 28, 2009

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Synopsis

Kimberly (A.J. Cook) has a premonition of a horrible highway accident killing multiple people -- including her and her friends. She blocks the cars behind her on the ramp from joining traffic -- and as a police trooper (Michael Landes) arrives, the accident actually happens. Now, Death is stalking this group of mistaken survivors -- and one by one they are dying as they were supposed to on the highway.

Director: David R. Ellis
Executive Producer: Matt Moore, Jeffrey Reddick, Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich
Screenwriter: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, Jeffrey Reddick
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Some Nudity|Strong Gruesome Accidents|Strong Violent Accidents)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.5M
Sound Mix: Surround

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