Monday, May 19, 2025
Final Destination: Bloodlines
Death is back for the 6th time since 2000. He just refuses to be cheated. It’s great balls of fire & bloody hell at the grand opening of the Skyview Restaurant tower (think Seattle’s Space Needle) in 1968 when a deadly structural failure kills hundreds… or did it? If you’ve seen one or all five of previous Final Destination disaster films, you’ll know the premise. A premonition saves lives but Death returns to hunt down the escapees one by one in a timely fashion following its own set of rules. College student Stephani has this recurring nightmare that sends her home to check on her family.’s safety. It seems that her maternal grandmother Iris had cheated Death & is cautiously hiding in her fortress while detailing Death’s omens & chronologically charting Death’s kill list. Once Death takes Iris, he’ll follow after her bloodline since they never should have existed. If you enjoy this genre, you’ll have a fun time as the death hints are laid out right in front of the audience to anticipate what diabolically tragic death will happen next. But Death here marches to the beats of some popular songs & Death may fool you sometimes with the story’s twists & turns. You got to keep audiences guessing when they think they can see what’s coming. Look some homage nods to past FD films. Who will survive? If any? How can you cheat Death? Will there be a seventh film?
Alien gives it 3 “Poison Penny” stars out of 4.
