Movie Review - Final Destination: Bloodlines
Oh look, Death's playing the same old game of Whac-A-Mole with forgettable teenagers again. Final Destination: Bloodlines has me wondering if the Grim Reaper is suffering from creative burnout. While the original made me actually care whether those kids escaped their fate, this installment left me rooting for Death to hurry up and get it over with already.
The death scenes? Sure, I winced. I visibly said "ouch" multiple times. But impressive Rube Goldberg-style deaths can't mask a script that feels like it was written by AI prompted with "give me Final Destination, but worse."
At least the original had characters with personalities beyond "soon-to-be-dead person #4." This crew makes you check your watch between kills, wondering how many more have to die before you can leave.
If you're a die-hard fan of watching attractive people meet spectacularly unattractive ends, you'll get your money's worth. For everyone else, Death's dance card is getting predictable, and frankly, he needs some new moves.
Grade: C-
Grade: C-
| Rated: | R Violent/Grisly Accidents, Language |
| Genres: | Horror |
| USA release date: | May 16, 2025 |
| Movie length: | 110 minutes |
| Starring: | Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger, Richard Harmon |
| Director: | Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein |
| Writer(s): | Guy Busick, Lori Evans Taylor, Jon Watts |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United States |
Plot
Plagued by a recurring violent nightmare, a college student returns home to find the one person who can break the cycle and save her family from the horrific fate that inevitably awaits them.
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