'Final Destination Bloodlines' Breaks One Of The Franchise's Most Important Rules

The sixth movie in the horror saga is weirdly obsessed with franchise canon.

The premise of “Final Destination” is delightfully simple: If you somehow manage to cheat death, the grim reaper will claim your soul through a series of lethal, Rube Goldberg-esque traps. But like so many other long-running horror franchises, the rules that guide the “Final Destination” universe have become increasingly complicated over time.

In 2003, “Final Destination 2” introduced the concept of “new life,” as an antidote to death (more on that later), while “Final Destination 5” revealed that its doomed protagonists could kill innocent people to steal their remaining lifespans.

To be fair, not every movie in the series is as preoccupied with these rules, but “Final Destination Bloodlines,” which hits theaters Friday, is weirdly obsessed with them. In the process, it’s broken the most important one.

What’s The Plot Of ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’?

Like every great “Final Destination” movie, “Bloodlines” begins with a massive, deadly set piece. In this case, it’s the 1968 grand opening of the fictional Skyview Restaurant, a soaring tower of steel, concrete and glass. We follow Iris (Brec Bassinger) as she and her boyfriend attend the opening-night event and die in a tragic accident that kills hundreds and brings the tower crashing down.