REVIEW: Saw V

The Synopsis

IMDb: Following Jigsaw's grizzly demise, Mark Hoffman, the final apprentice to the serial killer is reigned a hero. Meanwhile, Agent Strahm is tested and puts the pieces together. While Strahm realizes that Hoffman is helping Jigsaw, five seemingly unconnected people face a horrible lesson of teamwork. Strahm follows all the leads he can get off Hoffman, including the death of his sister and why he joined Jigsaw. Hoffman and Strahm circle each other until it boils down to a gruesome and bone-crushing finale.

Other Reviews

Critics:

Roger Ebert: NA
Michael Phillips: NA
EW: Gregory Kirschling: C-
A. O. Scott: NA

Other Sites:

At The Movies: Ben Mankiewicz: NA, Ben Lyons: NA
Fandango: 115 Oh No, 67 No, 192 So-So, 251 Go, 329 Must Go
Rotten Tomatoes: T-Meter: 13% (Rotten), Top Critics: 10% (Rotten), RT Community: 58% (Rotten)
Metacritic: Critics: 19 out of 100, Users: 6.0 out of 10
Yahoo Movies: Critics: NA Users: B

My Review

Source Material: Original Story, continuation of other Saw films

Action: Defective: Nothing to offer.

Acting and Dialogue: Brilliant: I have always like the story behind the Saw film, including the twist at the end, even thought Saw V's ending was a little weak.

Cinematography: Common: Think cheap not in it looks cheap but it was easy to set up... I will order the horror genre special and the young lady would like the same.

Direction: Brilliant: I give props to the men who can make cheap movies and then turn around and make a crap load of cash. even though I more particular to longer films this movie had a perfect running time, any long and i may have became board.

Sound: Common: Can you say rock n roll and screaming? That's all you need for this type of film.

Special and Visual FX: Brilliant: Not a lot of digital FX but I give kudos to the Art Department for cook up realist dead bodies, old school FX is better than new school FX when it come to the Saw films.

Overall: A very low B- and very high C+, I don't necessary recommend this film but for the Halloween season its all we got. Well, when it comes to horror movies/ "scary movies." If you can wait until it come on DVD do so and rent it.