They threw SAW IV and V in a blender and out came JIGSAW.

I expected more from this film. It aims to revitalize the Saw franchise, but foregrounds its least memorable elements, notably convoluted Law & Order storytelling, and fails to deliver any particularly memorable "trap" set pieces. Even by the comparatively low standard of these films, the acting is extremely stilted. No one is believably menacing or desperate. And behind the camera, the Australian-German Spierig brothers show none of the flair exhibited in Daybreakers and particularly the chic, mind-bending Predestination. The brown-green-warehouse Twisted Pictures house style drains them of vision and verve.

I slowly lost interest over the course of the 90 or so minutes the film lasts; I sat up slightly for the obligatory final twist, though I would not call it clever or coherent.

C

1. Saw III
2. Saw
3. Saw VI
4. Saw II
5. Saw V
6. Saw IV
7. Jigsaw
8. Saw 3D

Dear God. I just read the plot on Wikipedia, which I never do but I was on the fence, and am smart enough to know the twist is the final paragraph to stop reading. Sounds about as complicated as Basic or I Heart Huckabees. Is the synopsis that poorly written, or do you really have to remember ever movie to get it?

I thought it was really easy to follow and I barely remember the others. You'll be fine.

Least convoluted Saw Film in awhile. Inspired me to see Saw CI (I dropped out at IV) and that was really strong. Still I enjoyed this too in its own unambiguous ways.

We took someone who had never seen any Saw films and they had no problem following “the plot.”

Horrific garbage. Maybe the worst of the year. Let's make this be the final nail in the coffin for this series please. D-

This wasn't great but yeah it looked cheap and the end was crap. Good things that it was simple enough and you didn't have to watch all Saw movies to see this. From acting standpoint I don't expect much from these movies but no one was even trying here. Some of the tricks were decent enough to keep my interest but otherwise very forgettable.

4/10

Yeah this was trash. It barely kept my attention the whole time, and I believe if I wasn't such a fan of this franchise overall I would have definitely shut it off a long time ago. I mean I do like these movies for the most part with the only exceptions being this film, Saw 3D and Saw V. This was honestly on par with the awfulness that was The Final Chapter IMO, which is sad considering the Spierig brothers are talented dudes, and I have enjoyed their films so far like Daybreakers, Predestination and even Undead. This is bland and mundane as hell though, because none of the traps are that creative or interesting and not a single likeable character is to be found. It also looks and feels really cheap and you can tell most of the actors they got here are from television, because the acting is truly atrocious at times, especially the scenes with the cops.

D-

Jigsaw

It was fun to revisit the Saw franchise. I hadn't seen one since Saw V in 2008, and I've only seen three in total. This one has just as ludicrous and convoluted a plot as the others, and the deaths are kind of fun but it is all very trashy and not at all scary - this doesn't utilise that famous score well or the imagery/props that made the franchise's name. Still, though, for what it is, it's a fun 90 minutes.

C+

The Saw franchise apparently watched a lot of NCIS in between The Final Chapter and the first attempt at a reboot. It feels like a different franchise, and I didn't mind it. The lack of Detective Hoffman automatically makes it the 4th best in the series, and the quirky lab girl is the first character I liked in this franchise since Jigsaw himself got his throat opened up. I also dug how the game took place in the past, letting them use Tobin Bell in his full glory to add an extra layer of mystery .. was he really back? Well no and the ending is suprisingly what brings the movie back down. The previous movies lived for the end twist, but it just sorta fizzles here. There are no survivors from the game, and what a shock that the new Jigsaw ended up being one of the four characters with speaking roles. They could have chose any one of the cops / morticians and it would have fell just as flat. A reverse bear trap of a Saw movie.

C+, a little bit under the third film which is also a C+. I'd give Saw 2 a B+ and the first an A-. The Hoffman ones are all Ds or Fs.