A matter of life and death

Dedicated to the memory of actor Tony Todd, who has portrayed soothsaying mortician William Bludworth in the Final Destination films since the ghoulish franchise took flight 25 years ago, the sixth chapter, directed by Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky goes back to the beginning to expose the chain of events that set off the deadly curse.

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Cue a nerve-jangling set piece inside a 494ft tall restaurant tower, completed months ahead of deadline and clearly signposted as a deathtrap before the gore flows freely in Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor's squelchy screenplay.

High-achieving college student Stefani Reyes (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) is plagued by violent nightmares of her grandmother Iris (Brec Bassinger), a victim of the Skyview Tower disaster.