![]() ![]() ![]() Spiral is not Saw IX, so I guess I just won't watch Spiral 2. Apparently this film is considered to be a spin off with little to do with the OG films anyway. Can you think of a better ending? Making a political point about trigger happy cops is fine but this just feels awkwardly shoehorned into the Saw franchise. 2) Just straight up delete Saws 3-8 from the canon and start again with Tobin Bell, the only reason any Saw fan goes to see these films. At this point in the film one of two things should have happened: 1) Have either a new character with actual screen presence and charisma or a returning apprentice finish the film and trump the copy-cat's twist by subjecting him to a real game with a real choice, ending with his death and a real Jigsaw killer on the loose again. This franchise would be nothing without its fans and ignoring what makes these films appealing to fans is such a disservice. No doubt, many people will buy tickets for just that reason, but that's not where the franchise's 1 billion dollar net profit comes from. The screenwriters think all the audience want is blood and gore with no regard for how or why the blood and gore is happening. This movie has absolutely no sense of what the core appeal of Saw is: Jigsaw's messed up ideology. What hurts the most is that the sheer discrepancy between the copy-cat killer and Jigsaw himself is never really address by the film. In fact, this kind of character has already been vilified and punished by Jigsaw in the past (e.g. The killer simply wants to execute people, which is just not interesting at all. There are no real choices to be made by the people in these traps. At no point does this film feel at all indicative of a previous Saw film. I think this film was originally supposed to be its own thing until Lionsgate picked it up and retroactively pulled it into the Saw universe. The Jigsaw 'copy-cat' has no interest in subjecting his victims to games - he is woefully uninteresting, merely another madman seeking revenge. I got a feeling of contempt from the writers for Saw fans while watching this film. The political point of the film worked just fine, but I still left feeling disappointed. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ![]()
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