When a string of dead bodies begin to manifest themselves, the police and a small team of doctors begin to investigate. However, when both doctors and police begin to look in to things further all the evidence points to John Kramer being the suspect despite him seemingly being dead for 10 years...
Like everything that preceded it, Jigsaw is a fun entry you meet the usual antagonists...or are they protagonists??? They all have to face off in Jigsaw's fun house (oddly enough Pat Sharpe is nowhere to be seen on this occasion). Although it's the usual shlock that you'll have seen in the earlier films if you bear with this one then it does have a point and has a story to tell...
One negative, which plagues a lot of these Saw films is the general unlikeability of its leading actors; did you once care for any of these people?? If the answer is No then neither did I... I understand that a lot of Saw films are set up this way, but with this one I really struggled connecting to the characters.
It's also fair to say that the Saw films strain plot credibility, but this one really pushes the boundaries and may make you think "What the hey" Well if it did it for you then it did it for me.
Anyway all joking aside it was nice to see everything tied together here and I have to admit that I was never bored whilst watching this film.
It's a decent ride, but the franchise is skating on thin ice by now. I'm curious about the new film Saw X to see where things are going here, but I'm starting to think that the franchise is getting a bit long in the tooth by now so won't be setting my hopes too high with the latest film.
This is worth a look for the fans, but as with everything that proceeded it if you're watching it then keep your expectations on the low side.
