Or as i like to call it, "SAW III, part II" as III and IV are, more so than the others, absolutely integral to each-other, along with mandatory gruesome traps and sharp music scoring, we're treated to the a truly "holy shit..i don't even?" ending.
The player this time around is SWAT team leader Rigg (Lyriq Bent of SAW II and III alumni), we see him put his commitment as a police officer to the test and the scope of the SAW-verse expanded, between Rigg and the now dead Jigsaw (Bell once again, who shows up as a chillingly still corpse in the gut wrenching opening scene) we're given the motivations behind Jigsaw's quest to help people help themselves through flashbacks. The plot weaves in and out between the events surrounding the current "Game" and police Lieutenant Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) and FBI agents Straum and Perez (Scott Patterson & Athena Karkanis respectively) hunting down Jigsaw and chasing after Rigg. It ends, as ever with a twist ending, this one however SO integral to the events of III they could be 2 parts of the same movie.
An interesting observation is that this entry became the first in the franchise not to have original Creators Leigh Whanell and James Wan involved with the writing (but instead sat back as Executive producers, as they have for II and III), Director/Co-writer Darren Lynn Bousman instead teams up with new-comers Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton.
Conclusion: While the now lavish set-pieces look great, the films are starting to get a bigger budget, which for me takes away some of the charm of the previous instalments, this one (and the 2 that follow) really have a shiny new "Hollywood" feel to them, and starts to lack as much subtance as before. That said, aside from some OTT and possibly pointless traps (yet another person is subjected to two tests) and CGI blood (?) the movie continues what was set up in 3 nicely, they really are 2 sides of the coin, though, best seen back to back. 7/10.
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