Final Destination Bloodlines Review: Will Get You Cheering For All The Wrong Reasons

Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, the franchise returns with a fresh perspective and many nostalgic moments. Titled Final Destination Bloodlines, the film brings forth exactly what it promises with the title and the trailer. The story is pretty simple and follows through with every other film in the franchise, but the direction and screenplay get a major upgrade. The film takes you from cheering for the characters, rooting for them to surive to cheering for death and fullfilling his own destiny by taking everyone out.

The film begins with the set up for the iconic scene from the trailer of the Sky View hotel. A young Iris Campbell is taken to the hotel by her boyfriend for a very special occasion. Even before she reaches, on her way to the Sky Hotel, Iris begins to feel the shift in air, the little signs of omen around her. A kid stealing pennies from a fountain, the elevator not closing, the bolts of the building moving and more. However, it isn’t until the vision is over, Iris finds out what is in everyone’s fate while at the hotel. Before we find out if Iris was able to save anyone, we meet her granddaughter Stefani Reyes, 56 years later having the same premonition as a dream.

For two months Stefani has been dreaming about the incident at Sky View Hotel, its taken over her life and studies. After getting a probation, she reaches home determined to solve the problem and get her life back in order. Instead, she is met with more secrets from her family. Nobody wants to talk about grandmother Iris, and nobody wants to believe her story. It only gets worse when the family members begin to drop dead even before she has a good chance to figure out who is next.

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The makers take advantage of the franchise’ success and do not waste any time setting up the lore or what to expect. The screenplay dives right into the gore without any consideration of age, gender, colour nor humor. Death does not discriminate, and neither did the makers of Final Destination. We quickly get a narration of how Death is following through the trail of all the people that Iris managed to save, and despite Stefani finding out about how to save everyone, the story goes the way it is written by death.

One of the many celebratory moments in the film comes with the humour around the leading character, the props used by them, dialogues written or the soundtrack used by the makers. Many not only foreshadow what’s to come for the character but is also adds a twist with their own fate being written into the narrative. One of the characters is rude to an old lady and in turn her one move ends up changing the fate of the entire family, and not for good. Many similar instances will definitely add to the film’s re-watch value, making it fun to notice the little hints.

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Overall, the film is fun to watch as much as it is filled with gore that will make you want to look away. But the humour and the silliness of the characters makes it just as endearing to watch. If not before, after Final Destination Bloodlines, you will definitely be a fan of death and his theatrics.

Cover artwork by Patrick Gawande/Mashable India