Summer 2025 is bringing some of the most highly awaited movies to theatres. This is the latest movie review of Final Destination: Bloodlines.
The film is an entry in the Final Destination Franchise and was released on May 16, 2025, the first new installment in 14 years. Adam B. Stein and Zach Lipovsky, this stunning installment delivers a fresh twist that truly lives up to the hype.
The near-collapse of Seattle’s Skyview Tower in 1968, escaped by Iris Campbell, marks the origin of Fate’s generational reckoning.
Overview and Plot
Stefani Reyes is haunted by terrifying visions after her grandmother disrupted death’s plan in 1968, and now vengeance targets descendants. Desperate to survive, Stefani and Charlie attempt Bludworth’s CPR trick to cheat fate, but ultimately, death triumphs in brutal fashion.
Final Destination: Bloodlines franchise moves forward with high-concept generational stakes, creative death scenes, and a poignant focus on legacy and emotional loss. Strong reviews and high box office returns, this marks a triumphant return and satisfying conclusion to a beloved horror franchise.
The screenplay masterfully blends suspense and dark humour, turning everyday items blenders, fans, hospital gear into chilling tools of fatal precision. Touted as the franchise’s best-reviewed entry with 92–93% on Rotten Tomatoes, it earns praise for its generational twist death targets descendants. This flips the tension, as well as the emotional stakes, in a new way.
Although Bloodlines shines with its blood and creative death traps, many reviewers were critical of its story and characters. The generational curse angle felt underdeveloped lightly touched upon without the depth or originality needed to truly elevate the film.
There were a lot of CGIs in the death scenes, it made the death scenes too cartoony.
“Some of the deaths seemed to lack proper buildup, there was no slow-burn paranoia like in the previous films.
The Verdict
Movie is brutal bloodbath with real emotional stakes, featuring bloody fun and an emotional farewell to a fan-favorite franchise character. Fans craving bloody thrills and franchise nostalgia will be satisfied, but those seeking deeper substance may find it somewhat lacking. But overall, it delivers what the series does best and then some.