Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

[Leisher]

Let's start with the most important and cool part of this film: RIP Tony Todd. Not only did they dedicate it to him, but it's reported that during his cameo he was allowed to say whatever he wanted. He made the most of it.

This isn't a franchise heavy on plot, but here's what they use. A girl goes on a date with her BF at a knock off of the space needle. Everything that could go wrong does, and everyone dies. Or they were supposed to... Turns out, this girl has a premonition and saves everyone. This pisses off death because once you're on his list, you've got to die. Now there's not only survivors, but their entire families that shouldn't exist. Death has to get busy getting the books balanced. Meanwhile, the girl's extended family is only alive because she became a recluse who knew how to fight off death. Oh, and death has to kill them all in order of when they were originally supposed to die.

BTW, the "solution" is pretty thought provoking.

Honestly, nobody cares. We're just here for the kills. The entire opening sequence is really well done. After that, things slow down to the point of boredom as they tell you the story. I was in a theater with a heated reclining chair and struggled to not fall asleep. Once Howard gets killed, the pace gets a lot better. That's not a spoiler. Did you read the damn plot summary?

Some of the kills are a lot of fun. If you're unfamiliar, all of the kills are essentially Rube Goldberg machines created by death. That being said, you still need the typical "humans are dumb" horror movie cliches for things to happen.

It was entertaining.