Another Halloween weekend, another Saw film. The first Saw, highly original but with bad acting from the two leads ruining some of the atmosphere but saved from the amazing ending. The sequel is a house of horrors with the serial killer Jigsaw coming to the fore and instead of losing atmosphere, it heightens it. Donnie Wahlberg is great as the detective who interrogates Jigsaw (Tobin Bell). Personally, it was an overall better film than the original. Now the 3rd film is here, has it finally run out of steam?
Nope, even though it relies a bit too much on flashbacks, it is my favourite film in the series. Hopefully, this will be the end and they can call this a trilogy as it links back to all the previous entries and ties alot of things up. Jigsaw is in ill health, he can't even leave his bed but he is still able to get his games being played. A man who lost his son in a hit and run accident is forced to go through trials to test him and hopefully make him a better man. There are many other plot strands which I don't want to reveal as it may ruin enjoyment of the film. You NEED to have seen the previous films before you see this, this film is for the fans.
It is a much more character based film, more in vein to the original. I have thought about this next point for a while and I am confident in saying that this is the best horror trilogy yet. Each film has been a different beast and there have not been a significant dip in quality in any of them. There is a moment, about 20 minutes in, where I thought the film had lost its way but thankfully it was only a moment. Go see it, especially if you are fan of these films. 8/10
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