Final Destination: Bloodlines Mini Review
- Matt Hill
- May 17, 2025
- 2 min read
Runtime: 1h 50m Genre: Horror/Thriller Release Date: 14th May 2025
PLOT: When a recurring nightmare haunts Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana), she returns home to find answers, only to discover that Death is more closely connected to her family than expected.
Thoughts
When Final Destination was released back in 2000, there wouldn't have been many people who predicted the series would go on to become a recognised horror franchise, spawning a sixth film 25 years later.
Famed for its creative and elaborate deaths, Final Destination Bloodlines doesn't stray from that core idea, dishing out guts and gore by the bucketload. Bloodlines starts very strong with an opening disaster inside a high-rise restaurant, which delivers the death spectacle you know and love as it buckles you in for the death ride you're about to embark on.
The story is straightforward yet effective, with Stefani discovering her family should never have existed after her Grandmother escaped death, with Death on the hunt to claim each member of her bloodline. The main family are pretty great and bounces off each other well, with Erik (Richard Harmon) helping lighten the mood and delivering a good amount of laughs in between Death's gruesome escapades.
Just like people go to Mission: Impossible for the stunts, people go to Final Destination for the creative deaths, and Bloodlines doesn't fall short in that category either. There is plenty to satisfy your blood-craving itch as people are killed in unthinkable ways, whilst still keeping its lighter tone intact.
Death can truly be lurking around any corner, and Bloodlines leans into that fear perfectly, creating a tense atmosphere throughout, making minor obstacles like a revolving door a high-tension affair. Thanks to that fear and unease running throughout, the moments when Death finally comes knocking become horrifically captivating in the best way.
In a Nutshell
Final Destination Bloodlines is a surprisingly good time. It's a simple yet captivating horror experience that delivers exactly what you expect. Running at a (literal) breakneck pace, backed by a perfect on-the-nose soundtrack, and dropping some great deaths to rival the series' best. Bloodlines is a pretty damn great experience you shouldn't pass up.
4/5
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