Saw V (2008)

 

Genre: Horror/ Thriller

Time: 1h 38mins

Director: David Hackl

Quick Summary: Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

Jesus this one frustrated me for multiple reasons.

For a start, Hoffman and Strahm look incredibly similar still and it gets so confusing who is who for a good portion of the film. Secondly, god the victims in this game are so selfish and shallow. Like overly selfish. They deserved to be in the trap. Honestly, I wasn't even bothered if they managed to escape or not. This one does manage to tie up a lot of loose ends made by the previous four films which was quite satisfying to see.

The traps felt really lacklustre in this, and actually, they were incredibly easy when you look back on them after the film. But unfortunately, these people decide not to think and go out of their way for their own selfish gain. The gore has pretty much dropped a ton which was a shame. None of the characters introduced in this are likeable either, half of them you don't even get to hear their backstory, and the rest well they were just petty and boring. One trap really annoyed me as how the person manages to escape using a pen would not work at all realistically.

Honestly, there isn't much to say about this one, the twist or shall I say two twists in a row end up cancelling each other out and they both lose impact. One you could see from a mile away and the other was really easy to guess knowing information from all the previous films. It's also kind of hard to track who the main lead is in this one as a lot of characters seem to fill in that role.

This one is a lot of confusion and just tying up loose ends, which was nice but really it felt so rushed. Maybe if they either focused more on the game or the Strahm/ Hoffman dilemma instead of trying to balance them, this might of worked better.

5/10

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