Detective Hoffman
(Costas Mandylor) finds Jigsaw (Tobin
Bell) and his apprentise Amanda dead as
coroners gather up their corpses but
however things seem to get worst as a
tape recorder that was found in Jigsaw's
stomach in which Hoffman plays the tape
and Jigsaw's recorded voice tells him
that he has to complete the game since
their lives are at risk as they have to
solve the puzzle.
Also a troubled SWAT commander named
Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent) is forced to
play the game as well by trying to
overcome a series of demented traps and
save an old friend or face the deadly
consequences.
Meanwhile, Jigsaw's former wife Jill
(Betsy Russell) is questioned at a police
station by Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson)
about his history on her husbands madness
and the loss of their unborn baby.
I enjoyed the last
three but this one didn't quite cut it I
found. The storyline was very confusing
in which everything was happening all at
once. Yet the story seemes to be clever
as Jigsaw is dead but yet people are
still trapped in his game with his tape
recorders on what to do to survive. You
think to yourself how can he be in
control when he's dead but when you watch
this film you'll see what I mean since he
is the most clever person on these deadly
schemes whether he's alive or dead.
There's a good beginning with Jigsaw as mentioned lying dead lifeless
with good graphic close up shots on a
pathologist and coroner cutting him open
and explaining towards Hoffman on who this person which
looked realistic on someone dissecting
another corpse. There's a nice reaction
and close up shot on him after hearing a tape on Jigsaw's message
to him.
There's the odd jumping moment too which
works well along with a corpse being
dissected which looks so real that it may
gross people out who have strong stomachs
who can't handle this. I myself thought
it looked neat showing what's underneath
your body and how coroner's do this to
corpses to get any kind of evidence
that's inside someone's body.
There's a good shot on Rigg trying
to look for clues with a nice surprise
attack from behind being wrapped with
plastic and then a good close up shot on
him suddenly waking up in a bathtub and
anxiously trying to get out as well as
him trying to find a way of escaping
rooms he's trapped in.
A good scene between him and
supporting character Brenda in
a chair with her scalp almost being torn
off and screaming for help as well as
many great anxious moments on him trying
to find a way to rescue her. There's a
great attack scene with her trying to
attack him with a knife after he rescues
her along with good shots on her being
vicious and aggressive towards him.
Good artsy gruesome shots on some
corpses battered hanging with a couple of people having a
discussion on what's going on which
looked good and serious.
A good discussion with Agent Strahm towards Jill at a
police headquarters station with good
shots on her looking gloomy and acting
negative as well as good moments on him
getting aggressive and demanding with her
and throwing her against a wall forcing
some information out of her which looked
strongly performed.
There's a good moment with Rigg getting
demanding and forceful towards burly
supporting character Ivan Landsness to
chain himself to a tortureous looking bed
along with him pleading and
crying not to get hurt while there's a
videotape on him molesting women which
showed some good timing. There's great
fast camera shots on him being torn apart
by the devices on the bed.
Good shots on supporting characters Rex and Morgan with
sharp spikes stabbed between them back to
back and their painful reactions to this
along with a nice circling camera shot
between them.
A good flashback moment with Jill pregnant and a surprise attack by
an addict leaping to her and forcing her
to do something for him. There's also a
good shot on him slamming a door open on
her and crushing her pregnant stomach
with a good close up shot on her crying
in pain and some blood dropping from her.
A great dark moment with Jigsaw speaking evilly and nasty towards this addict while setting some sort of a device
around him with blades as well as a great
circling motion on the camera while this
event is happening.
There's a nice shot on both Hoffman and Agent Perez finding a room with
the Jigsaw puppet there as well as
playing the tape and then a great
surprise moment with the Jigsaw puppet
firing some deadly objects towards Perez which is a good jumping moment.
There's a great shot on both Rigg lying on the ground bloodied screaming
intensely towards Art who's also on the ground
struggling against him for an arrest.
This looked very powerfully done with
alot of energy between both of them.
Bottom line is that it's kinda like a prequel too
showing many flashback sequence's on
Jigsaw's life before he turned into this
person getting revenge on anyone who is
dysfunctional or nasty. We also spot his
wife too who was very pregnant and
something terrible happens to her that
she loses her unborn child which is hard
to watch too. Of course that's what a
psychological horror is all about which
isn't for everyone.
Plus it had many cast members involved
whom were has been's from a long time ago
with a supporting role or a cameo in the
film. Of course Rob Zombie has
done this too with his films as it's nice
to see them working in something well
known again.
Just when you don't think the story
doesn't pick up after the last one we see
what happens to the survivors towards the
end of the film in which they saved the
best for last awaiting another sequel to
follow.
This film was a
confusing story and hard to follow but
yet was well done and a brilliant idea of
what happens when Jigsaw id dead making
matters only worst for people who have
once encountered him in a bad way. Yet
the story is overly long and you think to
youself at times "Get on with
it!"
The acting is
still very good in which Tobin Bell (Jigsaw / John) knew how to portray someone who acts like
a normal human being during flashback
sequences with his silent voice turning
into a madman. He knew how to act
aggressive along with his cold speaking
during some vengeful moments in certain
areas of the film. Does well by getting
obnoxious by smashing things up which
looked believeably reckless.
Scott Patterson (Agent Strahm) really knew how to
have an obnoxious attitude bringing out
alot of energy and intense aggressions
when he demands something and pulls off
alot of characteristics with his role in
the film along with his big guy looks
which was a plus for his part.
It's nice to see cult icon Betsy
Russell (Jill) who gained a reputation in
cheesy b-film's like Avenging Angel, Tomboy, Out of Control and Private
School for Girls get work in a
big time mainstream film like this one.
She totally portrayed a different role
alltogether with this one instead of
always portraying a sex object as Jigsaw's
wife. She know how to act like a
basket case having a negative and closed
minded attitude along with her parts in
flashback sequences acting mellow and
calm as well as her upsetting emotions
too. A good reaction with her towards her onscreen husband asking him what
he's becoming. She just had a small part in the
previous sequel but her role in this one
was the main co-starring part. Her
appearance even looks different that you
wouldn't even know it's her.
Lyriq Bent (Rigg) certainly came across
greatly with his masculine structure and
attitude as a troubled cop named Rigg who
knew how to act emotionally aggressive as
well as showing terrific intensity when
the suspense packs up on him as well as
getting tough and demanding. He was
probably the best supporting actor in the
film and leaves a great impression as
someone who is unhappy with his
lifestyle.
Athena Karkanis (Agent Perez) certainly had some
nice tough female cop looks for her role
and knew how to come across very
seriously on her mission with what has
happened. She stood out very well with
her supporting role and deserved good
credit like the rest of the actors
mentioned.
Even though this actor had a small
supporting role in the film he deserved
to be mentioned which was Billy Otis (Cecil) who
played a drug addict who made
his part incredibly believeable with his
demanding and aggressive attitude and
came across quite intimidating. He was
very dynamic by pulling this character
off in which you wonder if he studied
addicts out on the streets and the
trobule they get into when they want
something.
Tobin Bell is lying lifeless without any clothes on
during the beginning of the film.
Jigsaw's body is
cut open with his gut taken out as well
as his head being sliced off and his
brain taken out.
There's slaughtered corpses hung from a
roof.
A body is torn up.
A guys face gets sliced by some blades
and later on falls into a pit of
barbwire.
Sharp objects are stabbed through two
people tied back to back.
A sharp object gets stabbed in someone's
head.
Two blocks of ice smashes a guy's head.
Charlie Clouser is
back at it again with his composing in
which he still has alot of feel to the
picture with his classical scoring along
with the heavy drumbeats which can make
you jump at times as well as the violin
composing too. |
