I remember back in 2000 when 'Final Destination' came out picking it up at the DVD (video?) store and having very low expectations for it. It then proceeded to blow me away, and is still one of my favourite horror movies to this day. I've now had a very similar experience with 'Tell Me How I Die', which also happens to be a similar film in terms of story line. I really didn't have high hopes for this movie at all going in, but it managed to pleasantly surprise me, and short of a slightly better ending, this could have been something great.
The concept of seeing the future (namely your's and other's deaths) and trying to change fate really can make for an interesting movie. Obviously it's not possible in real life, so there are no set rules the film is forced to follow. This adds more layers of intrigue.
The only thing I would have liked to see was the movie go out with a slightly darker and more memorable ending. The final 15 minutes are actually very clever and well put together, but it was just lacking that gut-busting kicker that would have made it stick with the audience a little longer.
Very few modern horror movies manage to have any effect on me whatsoever, and consequently just come across insatiably boring. That was not the case with 'Tell Me How I Die'. For whatever reason I genuinely cared about the fate of these characters and was intrigued by the story. If you're like me and want to make sure you don't miss any remotely good horror movies released today, because they are so rare, then make sure you check out 'Tell Me How I Die'. I suspect you'll be happy you did.
