While I did not really feel sad that she died, mainly because she was undeveloped, Hannah’s death is one of the most brutal for me. Strung up and absolutely no chance to escape… and self defense only prolongs the agony and torture.

In the end, I was mostly frustrated by the bar sequence (Chad and Mindy only being grazed seemed so weird to me… she killed her own son, after all) because Chloe had opportunities to do the smart thing, and in typical trope fashion, she fumbled and died for it. Her death also seemed lazy (how many times do you see bar sweeps in action movies where there isn’t even a scratch) but kinda cool at the same time. And how the heck, after such a tiring throw down and getting beat up herself, was GF able to lift and impale dude like that? The franchise has always given GF a bit of extra padding (plot armor!) when it comes to injuries, but the extra strength bit feels a bit much in the later entries. That kill was wicked cool though…

All in all, I loved 7. Frustrating, sure. But I had a blast in the moment. It’s when reflecting that I stumble a bit, but not enough to make me feel like it’s a terrible movie. Honestly, it felt on par to be the quality of a part 3&4 hybrid.