Movie Review #12

Saw VI

Shock Value: 20 of 33
Queasiness: 30 of 33
Suspense: 20 of 34
Total Scare: 70 of 100

The series continues with it's blood-filled sequences, and characters that come and go. Hoffman is still around – he's causing a lot of problems. The FBI reveals that Perez never really died, and Hoffman is aloud to work with them. As they get closer to realizing it is Hoffman himself he gets ready to go berserk.

The game in this movie revolves around a manager of an insurance company. It seems to me that this movie really does a good job of drawing the audience to hate this man (and insurance companies all together.) He goes from trap to trap – each time he is the one who has to help someone else to survive.

In the previous saw movies the victims help themselves – this is the defining difference of this movie. He acts as a guide/decision maker and chooses which people live or die. The twist in this movie is also very good (probably the best thing about these movies is their fake-out endings). I won't spoil it, but I was happy when the ending came...I really don't think I could have seen it coming.

The traps in this one were ok – maybe a little less creative, but still gross and shocking. I didn't really like the scenes between a mother and son that had been locked up. Throughout the movie they are arguing on weather or not they should pull the lever. I mean – if that's all they're going to talk about why does the movie waste time SHOWING US that's what they're talking about...surely their characters could have been a little deeper, but no...if you watch this movie and you see the mom and her son, fast forward because all they talk about is the lever...

Jill's part is expanded again, I was grateful for that, and she plays a big part in the story when she strikes back at Hoffman – saying it was John's final will that Hoffman be tested.