Rating of
1/4
Egregious
Franz Patrick - wrote on 03/11/08
I think I'm all "Saw"-ed out. Sure, the torture is still somewhat interesting but the story has gone from bad to egregious since the first sequel. I rolled my eyes whenever the filmmakers tried to inject new life into the franchise while they seemingly try to put together the prior films. I would call it pretentious if it didn't stink of mediocrity. Still, the gore is there and there are few remaining twists that made me go, "Oh." But there's nothing much to recommend here because I felt like they were trying to stall until they reached the final act. But even the ending didn't deliver. In fact, it made me scoff and laugh (in that order). I would say they should stop while they're ahead but... well, they're not any longer. They've gone way down the rabbit hole and there is no going back. I was reluctant to watch this installment and if there is a "Saw V," I'd probably not catch it.
