Final Destination: Bloodlines

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	Kaitlyn Santa Juana	Stefani Reyes
	Teo Briones	Charlie Reyes
	Rya Kihlstedt	Darlene Campbell
	Richard Harmon	Erik
	Owen Joyner	Bobby
	Anna Lore	Julia
	Alex Zahara	Uncle Howard
	April Telek	Aunt Brenda
	Andrew Tinpo Lee	Marty Reyes
	Tony Todd	William John Bludworth
	Brec Bassinger	Iris (1960's)
	Gabrielle Rose	Iris (Present Day)
	Max Lloyd-Jones	Paul Campbell
	Brenna Llewellyn	Val
	Natasha Burnett	Evie - Sky View Female Singer
	Jayden Oniah	Little Boy
	Mark Brandon	Mr. Fuller
	Yvette Ferguson	Mrs. Fuller
	Garfield Wilson	Chuck - Sky View Male Singer
	Justin Stone	Sky View Bartender
	Bernard Cuffling	Sky View Maitre D'
	Travis Turner	Elevator Op
	Noah Bromley	Sky View Penny Kid
	Ardy Ramezani	Dean (Photographer)
	Panou	Plaza Security Guard

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Director	Zach Lipovsky
	Adam B. Stein
Writer	Guy Busick, Lori Evans Taylor, Jon Watts, Jeffrey Reddick
Producer	Pete Chiappetta, Toby Emmerich, Alice S. Kim, Andrew Lary, Bliss McDonald, Dianne McGunigle, Craig Perry, David Siegel, Sheila Hanahan, Anthony Tittanegro, Jon Watts, Warren Zide
Musician	Tim Wynn
Photography	Christian Sebaldt

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My quick rating - 6.5/10. Well, Death is back, and this time, it’s been binge-watching classic 70s disaster films. Final Destination: Bloodlines kicks off the latest resurrection of the long-dormant franchise with a literal landmark-crashing opening that’s part structural engineering failure, part murder ballet. If you thought you were safe in a modern building, think again. Death is now a licensed contractor.

Kaitlyn Santa Juana stars as Stefanie, a college student with recurring nightmares and possibly the world’s worst homecoming. She returns to her roots to break the chain of gory, Rube-Goldberg-style fatalities that seem determined to pick off her family tree like it's overdue for pruning. And while the "plagued by visions" setup might sound familiar, Bloodlines actually shakes things up—just enough to justify its existence, but not so much that the Death fans rise up in protest with blunt household objects.

Let’s be honest: the Final Destination franchise was never about character development or deep themes. It’s about how wildly absurd Death’s kill streak can get before it becomes a parody. And on that note, director Zach Lipovsky absolutely delivers. You want brutal? You got it. You want creative? There’s a death in here that made me whisper, “Oh noooo…” out loud like I’d just watched someone microwave tinfoil. The kills range from clever to “how did OSHA not shut this entire town down?”

After a banger of an opening disaster sequence (seriously, it’s like if The Sims glitched during a hurricane), the film does slow down a bit to let the plot stretch its legs, before losing its damn mind again in the final half. It’s like watching a domino fall that hits a mousetrap that launches a wrench that breaks a pipe that sets off a toaster that… well, you get the idea. It’s formulaic, but in the comfort food kind of way. The suspense is less about IF people will die and more about how hilariously elaborate Death’s mood board was that day.

Now, not everything lands. The characters range from bland to “I hope they die next” levels of personality. There’s always that one guy in every Final Destination movie you wish Death would just skip the theatrics and push down an escalator. But hey, if you came here for likable people making smart decisions, you took a wrong turn somewhere near the finale of Sweet Tooth.

One surprising highlight was the farewell to Tony Todd’s character. Without spoiling it, let’s just say it was handled with care, class, and the kind of eerie elegance only his voice can pull off. It gave the film a touch of sincerity before getting back to what it does best: finding new ways to kill people with everyday objects.

Is Final Destination: Bloodlines the best in the franchise? Maybe. It’s certainly the most confident, albeit blood-soaked, over-the-top, and unapologetically ridiculous. And after 14 years, it had to be. If future installments can keep this same “deathtrap theme park” energy going, I say bring it on. Just maybe… avoid open spaces, power tools, and definitely don’t sit near any glass.

Final thought: Not realistic. Not profound. But who needs that when Death’s latest Pinterest board is called “Creative Ways to Eliminate Teenagers”?

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