MOVIE REVUE: Final Destination 5 Takes A Few Detours

When a film franchise consistently attempts to deliver a greater spectacle than its previous installments, there is an inherent risk as the gap between a recycled premise and its ability to surprise the audience widens. The Final Destination series has had the potential to go in either direction several times over the last decade, drawing from an endless pool of disastrous scenarios, and though the last entry pulled enough box office revenue to justify unearthing its diminished formula for another spin, even genre fans were pleading for the wrap-up that its title so deliberately suggested.

INTERVUE: Tony Todd talks about FINAL DESTINATION 5

Tony Todd’s film career is so expansive that it almost possesses its own bloodline, drawing from Platoon in 1986 to Candyman in 1992 and the upcoming Final Destination 5.  He’s a horror icon to many, but his artistic soul is rooted in the theatre with performances from August Wilson’s King Hedley II and Fences to Shakespeare’s Othello. His television credits appear endless, spanning from Star Trek:The Next Generation to 24 and Smallville. But iconic roles and theatre performances aside, Tony is a man who speaks his mind, mild-mannered and personal with an uncluttered frankness that is as refreshing as it is interesting. His demeanor is suited to the relaxed atmosphere of the suite where I’ve been fortunate enough to sit down with him to talk a little about his life, passion for writing and his role in Final Destination 5.