 On the negative side , Stephen Holden of The New York Times said that " even by the crude standards of teenage horror , Final Destination is dramatically flat " . Lou Lumenick of the New York Post commented that " the film 's premise quickly deteriorates into a silly , badly acted slasher movie — minus the slasher " . Kevin Maynard of Mr. Showbiz described the film as " crude and witless " , while Rita Kempley of The Washington Post wrote that " your own final destination just might be the box office , to demand your money back " . 
