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An actress of Filipino descent plays a Spanish girl that was born to a Chinese man and a white lady. Truly the final destination of any bloodline. Additionally, I can't tell if the lead actress is 12 or 26, and the movie can't quite decide if it wants to be an emotionally infused drama or a goofy, self aware comedy. I prefered the scenes leaning towards the latter, since you don't really feel for any of the characters and you just find yourself waiting and longing for them to die a horrible, but entertainingly clever death.

When the plot unfolded during the opening sequence in the 1960's, they really had an opportunity to do something cool and refreshing with the franchise, but they ultimately squandered it. In essence it's just another mindless splatter horror film with unlikeable characters and annoying dialogue, presented through lukewarm acting. Unsurprisingly, twenty-five years after the original, the special effects are somehow worse, just like almost every contemporary movie.

There are some enjoyable winks to long running fans of the series, but earlier Final Destinations did it way better and actually presented some type of relatable urgency to resolve the situation.

Hopefully, this is the end of the (blood)line.

Dave Chapelle is an absolute legend and one of the greatest comedians of our generation. His 'Killing Them Softly' is hilarious and timeless, and his somewhat recent 'Bird Revelation' and 'Equanimity' had some great bits as well, along with '8:46' which was both relevant and important.

This one however, I felt like was about 5-6 years outdated and boring. What happened to his characters and well written, thought out jokes? The whole theme was just not interesting and it felt more like he read from a comment section online than actual experiences.

I don't even think he pushed the envelope as much as he used to, or had to chance to do here, and the whole special just felt so 2021-beat-around-the-bush-esque. Maybe he should chill with specials for a while after all...