Jigsaw movie review
Is it worth the wait?
After 7 years of waiting, a new Saw movie arises, directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, claiming to tie up loose ends that the past seven movies left. But the new movie titled after the main antagonist, Jigsaw, just raises more questions and clears up very few.
The popular horror movie series thought to have ended after Saw VII: The Final Chapter, adds its latest instalment based around a new “game” with new traps. The bringing back of classic traps was a shot of nostalgia for Saw fanatics. The actors portraying the victims were good, but the characters were a lot dumber than a normal human would be.
The story sticks to the same mold of a police investigation as Jigsaw (the main antagonist who is a deranged serial killer) plays his games. However, I would have liked to see something else besides the same plot with a new twist ending. After a seven year wait, seeing a rehashed, more-polished story felt boring.
The traps that the Saw franchise is so well known for felt lacking and the twist ending made me question the many plot holes and how they got there. A game set in early 2000 had flat screen, and parts of the trap relied on pure luck which makes for an unpleasant viewing experience. Some of the traps relied on luck
Jigsaw was set more cinematic then the past seven movies and when the ending is revealed you are craving for more, yet leave slightly disappointed, for die hard Saw fans craved something more earie. The games were played in a well-lit, clean environment when in every other movie the traps are covered in rust and grimy rooms.
Jigsaw, however, got rid of the headache-inducing, quick, spinning, cameras and jolting camera works, which was nice considering that those scenes were hard to watch and unpleasant.
Overall Jigsaw was a good attempt but fell short leaving fans disappointed, it was still nice to see the cruel games of Saw play on the big screen one last time. I would give Jigsaw a 6/10.
