The Advocate stated that 'Director Steve Quale and writer Heisserer stage the bridge's collapse in swift but exacting detail.' The Austin Chronicle said the bridge collapse sequence is 'spectacularly gruesome'. USA Today commented on the sequence, saying 'The effect is terrific and reminiscent of the bridge destruction from Mission: Impossible III.' Betsy Sharkey, a Los Angeles Times film critic stated in her negative review 'I will say, the bus, and the bridge it must cross, does make for a pretty incredible wham-bam opening sequence,' and further added 'The big crumble is a stunner of an opener.' In a review for MSN.com, Kat Murphy said 'the fifth chapter starts out with a slambang catastrophe', then stated that the bridge collapse is 'skillfully orchestrated', and 'this sequence is actually enhanced by 3-D: Holes in the disintegrating bridge seem to pull the gaze down-dizzyingly-to the river below, and jagged camera angles on hanging railings and sliding debris muddle our sense of what's up, what's down.' Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised 'This film's opening sequence is undeniably spectacular.' Aaron Hillis from The Village Voice called the bridge collapse 'breathtakingly staged'. Snider has stated in his review for that 'The opening premonition is nerve-janglingly effective.' New York Post called the bridge collapse sequence 'spectacular', and Daily News deemed it 'terrifying'. Uk. stated that the opening bridge collapse sequence is 'beautifully directed and choreographed'. It has been said to be 'one of the single best sequences of any film all year' by Boxoffice Magazine. The opening bridge collapse has garnered considerable critical acclaim, with many stating it as being on par with the pile-up sequence from Final Destination 2. One day later, Tony Todd, who portrayed William Bludworth from the first two installments joined the film.
In late August 2010 Nicholas D'Agosto and Ellen Wroe were cast. But this time we're going to give them a little bit of everything – good story, great director-it's going to be good.' He appeared in the films American Gun (2005) and Friday the 13th (2009). It was death, death, death, which is fine because that's what people want to see.
Escarpeta explained that 'I think what they're going to do really, really well this time around, they're going to go back-the story, the plot, a lot of stuff is really going to matter, I think the last movie it was just death. Fisher said during an interview that 'I've done a little bit of television and a little bit of film, but 3-D is almost an entirely different sport.' Three days after Fisher's casting, Arlen Escarpeta was cast in the film as Nathan. Fisher had appeared in numerous short films and in a small role in the comedy film Superhero Movie (2008). In August 2010, actor and musician Miles Fisher was the first to be cast in the film as Peter Friedkin.
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Olivia Castle.At Roy's memorial, Nathan learns that Roy had a brain aneurysm that would have burst 'any day now.' As Nathan realizes he may still be in danger, the landing gear from the plane breaks through the roof and crushes him.Ĭast For more details on the characters, see List of Final Destination characters. Upon take-off, Sam overhears that one of the removed passengers had a vision of the plane's destruction, but it's too late, and both he and Molly are killed when the plane explodes. As they take their seats, they notice a couple passengers being removed from the plane. WarnerBros.Two weeks later, Sam and Molly board a plane to Paris.