Penny for your thoughts?

"A penny for your thoughts?"
The opening set piece was worth the admission price alone.
Little secret? I've never watched a Final Destination movie before. From clips and trailers, I kind of get the concept, but being immersed in the chaos was another thing altogether.
Death, it seems, and doesn't appreciate anybody messing with his plans. That's what we learn from one person who had a premonition of a disaster and has done everything she could to keep death from coming for her. But when her granddaughter is tormented with horrible nightmares, she starts digging into family lore to try to make her visions go away.
Then the mayhem begins as Stefi (played by Kaitlyn Santa Juana) meets with her grandma Iris to get some answers. The answer she gets is not great. Basically, Iris has been in an adversarial relationship with death and has been a recluse for decades, which has upended the lives of her entire family. Following their brief meeting, death embarks on a spree in order to clear the balance sheets.
Yes, Final Destination is a horror movie and not for the faint of heart. For fans of gore, this will be incredibly entertaining. I went into this one nearly completely in the dark, which was amazing, and was genuinely surprised by the tension, misdirects, and jump scares. It seems like the creative team was having a blood spattered field day with this installment. The music and visuals are incredible and the performers knew full well the movie they were in. This is worth seeing on the big screen if possible, but would make for a great movie night, too.

7/10