In this fifth installment, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death’s sinister agenda.
Director Steven Quale stages the death scenes with intermittently effective black humour to juice up a premise that, essentially, has all the suspense of watching the line at an abattoir.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
12 Aug 2011
rotten:
The death sequences are fun; unfortunately, nearly everything in between is tedious and mechanical.
– Eric D. Snider,
Film.com,
12 Aug 2011
fresh:
A surprising infusion of energy and macabre humor reanimates this horror franchise.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
22 Aug 2011
fresh:
It sticks to gimmicky scenes in which twentysomethings are dispatched in ingenious ways, but first-time director Steven Quayle delivers cheap fun that will keep fans happy.
– Nigel Floyd,
Time Out,
24 Aug 2011
rotten:
Stabs at the dramatic don't amount to anything that makes us care, even for Bell, who has been solid on AMC's The Walking Dead and in the chairlift chiller Frozen.