Saw 3D Review

By: Robert Acosta

Cast:
Sean Patrick Flanery as Bobby
Chad Donella as Gibson
Costas Mandylor as Hoffman
Betsy Russell as Jill

Plot: A self proclaimed survivor of the Jigsaw traps gets put into a trap and has to find a way to get himself and the people he cares about, out alive.

Review: The plot I wrote above may be a bit misleading cause even though that is the plot, it's not the main thing everyone has their mind fixed on and it's not the only thing going on.

As for the movie, I have to say i'm gonna try and be as unbiased as I can. I'm a huge Saw fan and i'd normally be inclined to give a Saw film a 5 out of 5 but I won't be.

This is supposedly the last Saw film and if that's the case, what a way to go out. The game literally comes full circle. All the questions from previous movies have been answered and you will be left with a satisfied feeling.

The movie follows the pattern of all the other movies. You see the background story of a claimed survivor, Bobby, and Jigsaw does not like this because he knows Bobby is lying. So how does Jigsaw teach him a lesson? The only way he knows how! Through a series of traps.

I found the traps in this movie to be more disgusting than in others, which I think is a plus. If you're gonna use some badass traps, you gotta follow through with everything. Blood, guts, dismemberment, all the good stuff and boy does it deliver.

The story is pretty good too and people seem to forget that about the movies. The stories being told are actually a bit intriguing if you can look past all the gore. The lessons that Jigsaw tries to teach others can actually be used in real life. Of course, it's a load of garbage to people.

The twist in many ways was predictable but suiting. I don't think there was any other way to end the movie/series. You bring back the most controversial part of this series and it wasn't going to play a role in how it all ends? How anticlimactic would that have been?

I'll tell you now, actor Tobin Bell as Jigsaw is featured in all of like 5 to 10 minutes which I think is the smallest amount of time he's spent on any of the Saw movies except the first one. For some reason, i'm fine with that. I'm only fine with that cause it is a strong movie and the man who honestly carried the series was only in like two scenes.

Something did bother me though, it wasn't all rainbows. The acting was a bit shotty. The main detective in all this, played by Chad Donella, goes by the name of Gibson and he just seemed like a jackass to me. He didn't look like he wanted to bring down Hoffman for his roles in the Jigsaw traps. Also, the lead guy in all of this, Bobby who is played by Sean Patrick Flanery, had this nonchalant attitude about him. At times he seemed to care and others he seemed very indifferent. Which is weird cause he gets put in a trap and watches people he cares about in traps and that really isn't something you act very nonchalant about.

Critics are going to bash the hell out of this movie, they always do. I've never fully liked a lot of the top movie critics in the world. If the movie isn't starring a big name actor talking about real issues, the movie sucks.

But I beg you to stay away from those critics and take my word for it. Saw 3D is a great movie that does the other six movies justice while wrapping up the series. Saw 3D is one of the stronger films and is worth the price of admission.

Rating: 4 out of 5