Rent Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

The Blood Runs Thick - The Scares Run Dry - Final Destination: Bloodlines review by griggs

Final Destination: Bloodlines strays from the path of a typical horror film, playing more like a rogue health and safety video. The format’s familiar—a parade of unfortunate souls trying to dodge elaborate, gruesome deaths while Death lurks off-screen with a clipboard.

The prologue hints at promise, with surprising style and clarity. It sets high expectations with a well-executed suspense sequence and a focused narrative. But that promise quickly evaporates, and it’s as if a completely different director took over, resulting in a jarring shift in tone and quality. From there, it’s a whirlwind of chaos. The direction is haphazard, the framing peculiar, and most of the cast seem to have wandered in from entirely different films. Performances are lacklustre—half look glued to cue cards, while the rest are just guessing the tone.

The script spreads jokes evenly, but that only heightens the awkwardness. A few actors cope; others flounder. The end result? A school play with a body count. Editing is all quick cuts and awkward jolts that wreck the pacing. The sound’s no better—clumsy ADR slaps in dialogue like late homework. And although it’s the longest film in the series, it barrels ahead like it’s late for a flight, stuffing in every set piece and punchline with zero breathing room. Most disappointingly, it just isn’t scary. There are a few chuckles—mostly at how absurd things get—but not much else. It’s not a total disaster, but it’s not all that watchable either: a messy, confused entry with a high body count and low stakes.

In the end, Bloodlines isn’t a total disaster—it’s just aggressively mediocre. It’s not dreadful enough to be fun, not good enough to recommend. Just another Final Destination, coasting on franchise fumes and ticking boxes while forgetting why those boxes were scary in the first place. If this is the future of the series, someone needs to call time… before Death does.

great addition to the franchise - Final Destination: Bloodlines review by RE

a brilliant legacy sequel that adds to the franchise in a good way. great to see tony todd appear. only down side is the cgi was a bit iffy in places

A Brilliant Opening, followed by a Great Fun Film, the Best Final Destination since the First One - Final Destination: Bloodlines review by PV

I really enjoyed this - a reboot of the ailing FINAL DESTINATION franchise whose later sequels to 2011 got progressively lamer, after the great fun first film.

The prologue here is just BRILLIANT - the first 20 minutes if 5 star stuff, reminded me of 1970s disaster movies like THE TOWERING INFERNO, and my own personal visit to the CN TOWER TORONTO complete with its glass floor!

After that, the film does sag a tad especially in the final act, but I remember the endings of these Final Destination films were always a bit abrupt and sudden (no spoilers).

Having said that, it's a great ride, and the best FD film since the first one imho.

Great to watch it on DVD as one can rewind and rewatch the fun sudden deaths. Also be great to watch in a packed Friday Night cinema or film night with friends at home. It's that sort of movie - do not think TOO much about the plot, of the timelines/ages of characters, or why some seem to suddenly vanish, or the pure hokum logic here. Just strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

The film is dedicated to CANDYMAN himself, Tony Todd, as Mr Bludworth, who was ill with stomach cancer when he signed for the film (and he does look gaunt and ill), and was allowed to adlib his poignant final line:

"Life is precious, enjoy every single second. You never know when. Good luck."

4 stars.