11/05/2017
Jigsaw (2017): 7.5/10
If you're familiar with the "Saw" franchise, you understand quite well how each one manages to tie in some mind-blowing twist to pull everything together as you would expect of any thriller worth it's chills and intrigue. This film accomplishes it in such a way, where you're hanging on through the initial surprise about mid-picture an on through it's duration, pulling things together in a fashion that, ultimately, paves the way for more things to happen, even though they realistically could have stopped. That's what's been the solid foundation for these films, ultimately. There's the shock and gross factor which takes the stance for it's horror nature, more than a demonic and elusive otherworldly fright and then the intrigue of mystery surrounding the strange contraptions gives it more of a pulse. That's what makes Saw what it is - mystery and shock that scares you in a nerve-inducing level because you simply can't imagine feeling what they feel, yet you can't turn away from the gross factor with some mystery to tie it all up.