"Final Destination: Bloodlines" — the best sequel since the original. Why is it worth watching?

Critics and audiences are thrilled with the new installment. What are they saying about the sequel that everyone should see?

The sixth installment of the cult horror franchise Final Destination — with the subtitle Bloodlines — has hit digital platforms and seems to have done the impossible. It didn't just get back in the game, but proved that the classic formula of random death, cursed fate, and chains of insane coincidences still works. And with renewed force.

The plot centers around Stephanie (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) — a student haunted by recurring nightmares about a tragedy that happened to her grandmother Iris. But these dreams aren't just dreams.
A girl in a blue dress looks at the camera against a backdrop of fire and windows
Frame and poster from Final Destination: Bloodlines
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It turns out that Iris once managed to outsmart death and save lives that weren't supposed to continue. Now the reckoning will catch up not only with the "survivors," but their descendants too.

Critics are falling over themselves to praise the film. On Rotten Tomatoes it's got 92% "fresh" from professional reviewers and 86% from audiences. And this isn't just polite respect — it's a genuine horror sensation.

Nearly all reviews agree: Bloodlines is the best film in the series since the original. The focus on character development, brilliant editing, a new level of inventive deaths, and the sense that the screenwriters really tried to innovate rather than just copy what came before.

As Jay Urtado from ScreenAnarchy writes, the film "hits the ground running from minute one and doesn't let up until you've laughed, cried, cheered, and been scared." And Jeremy Aspinall from Radio Times calls it a "brilliant, incredibly engaging reboot."
When all this hell finally breaks loose, the insanely intricate web of connections, coincidences and collisions unfolding on screen is simultaneously terrifying, hilarious and genuinely inspired.
Film critic Lee Pach from Daily Telegraph (Australia)
And yes, audiences are unanimously admitting: this isn't just "another sequel." It's a solid, genuinely fun and inventive slasher that makes you believe again that even fate can be rewritten. Though the price will be — as always — bloody.

I highly recommend checking out the film for yourself. And earlier we at zoomboola.com told you about what critics and audiences are saying about the How to Train Your Dragon remake. Spoiler: it's not all good news.