An average movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. This time around, I did re-watch ‘Saw 2’ a week ago and, at least, I was more able to appreciate the connections they made with the previous installments. Indeed, the first time I watched the damned thing, it was at least 4 years since I watched ‘Saw II’ which I already didn’t like much. Indeed, for some movies like this one, I seriously don't care about the hype so I don’t feel the rush to see all the installments of this supposedly ‘great’ horror franchise. Unfortunately, the connections with the previous movies was probably the only thing I cared for as this movie was still pretty weak. What amazes me is how the fans seem to believe that those films are very well written… Seriously, most of it didn’t make much sense. Indeed, it started with some seemingly random scenes and, at the end, of course, everything was explained and, obviously, you are supposed to be impressed by how smart Jigsaw was to build this up but I didn’t really buy it. In my opinion, the whole thing was just preposterous and it was a typical example of the omnipotent serial killer who sees everything, can more or less predict the future and has apparently a limitless access to some massive amounts of cash. I mean, right from the first installment which was in fact rather decent, the whole concept barely made sense but it was at least original and interesting to behold but, with these sequels, they just keep repeating the same pattern without adding much anything really worthwhile. Anyway, to conclude, I didn’t like this movie and I don’t think it is really worth a look, except if you are a fan of the genre.


5/10