Now here’s a film that doesn’t need much introduction. The premise this time being that the survivors of an accident at a race track are picked off one by one by death in a serious of implausible events. The film suffers badly from the off. David R Ellis returns to the directors chair after helming the not too bad second part of the series, which included the industry respected automobile pile up at the start of that movie. So, filming a second car crash opening should be a shoo-in huh? Sadly not. The dreaded CGI take over is in full force and the deaths are all telegraphed. The film never recovers. The teenage cast are interchangeable (apart from one who’s acting is so wooden it would have been a great in joke to have him die via wood chipper) and the deaths are completely lacking in shock. Even one of the celebrated red herring scenes has already had the tension taken out of it by the trailer. By the time of the clumsy and oh so obvious ending it’s clear that this series has easily run out of puff. Oh yeah, and don't even get me started on the supposed 3-D.....
The OC Film Sting Final Verdict
The first three movies all stood up fairly well and at worst were guilty pleasures. This film kills the franchise in one foul swoop, and you don’t need to be decapitated by a race car tyre to see the irony in that. Rating: 3/10.
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