I'm surprised to find myself revisiting the Saw franchise. I'm a little fuzzy on which of the earlier entries I've seen, they all blend together in a haze of severed limbs, endless plot twists, and lots of screaming.
It's no surprise, then, that Jigsaw primarily features severed limbs, endless plot twists, and lots of screaming. But a hiatus has done the series well. It feels less repetitive than it deserves, simply because I haven't seen a movie like this in quite some time. The plot essentially boils down to bad people being trapped in a deadly game that's designed to bring them to terms (usually via bloody maiming) with how badly they've treated others. There's a secondary plot that follows a group of detectives and medical examiners that are trying to puzzle out whether the title character has returned, after being believed to be dead for a decade.
I enjoyed Jigsaw, but eventually a feeling of deja vu gradually began to creep in. There's really nothing new here, but fans of the previous movies in the series will probably find this to be an acceptable entry.
It's no surprise, then, that Jigsaw primarily features severed limbs, endless plot twists, and lots of screaming. But a hiatus has done the series well. It feels less repetitive than it deserves, simply because I haven't seen a movie like this in quite some time. The plot essentially boils down to bad people being trapped in a deadly game that's designed to bring them to terms (usually via bloody maiming) with how badly they've treated others. There's a secondary plot that follows a group of detectives and medical examiners that are trying to puzzle out whether the title character has returned, after being believed to be dead for a decade.
I enjoyed Jigsaw, but eventually a feeling of deja vu gradually began to creep in. There's really nothing new here, but fans of the previous movies in the series will probably find this to be an acceptable entry.