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It's that time of year again. If it's Halloween, it must be Saw.
The next installment of the Saw series has returned with plenty of blood, spilled guts and games.
If you love the Saw franchise, this film is a must-see. It makes up for the big let down of Saw 5, that I am still trying to erase from my memory. I went in with low expectations and I was blown away.
This time Detective Hoffman emerges as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy with the death of Special Agent Strahm. He sets a new game in motion and takes on the corruption in the Health Care insurance industry, while the FBI gets closer to tracking down the new killer's identity. The plot twists this time around is even greater than the first movie. The viewer gets more insight on the complex characters Amanda, Hoffman, Jigsaw and his widow. There are plenty of creative new gruesome traps for the latest victims, but someone else will make the decision on who makes it out alive.
All the unanswered questions are revealed with a completely different approach. This film redeems the falling series and brings everything full circle.
The only complaint I have with this film is there was not enough character development for the recent new characters to get me involved in their story. I sympathize with the victims somewhat, but since they were so corrupt it was not enough to make me care who lived.
I did like the creativity with the newest traps. A merry-go-round trap intertwining six people was the best one I've seen in the series.
I do think this should be the last installment in the series. As much as I would hate not to have a new Saw film to see next Halloween, I think it is best to go out on top.
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