Damn, this movie is disgusting. It's almost like each subsequent movie in the series tried to outdo the previous installments in terms of gore. This is also a very divisive sequel. This movie marked the spot where the series went in a certain direction, when it could have gone a number of ways, and I like this movie because I like the way the story goes, but a lot of people don't. It's one of those things. I also enjoyed the twists in this movie, and I was excited because this was the first time I figured out the movie's twists before the big reveal at the end. It doesn't take much to make me happy.
In this movie, the elaborate Jigsaw murders continue, with police still stumped as to what is going on and how to stop the killer. As with previous installments, we see overzealous cops get punished for their misdeeds, and victims caught in elaborate torture devices, forced to sacrifice a pound of flesh in exchange for their lives. One of the victims is a doctor tasked with saving the life of a murderer with makeshift medical tools, and the other us a man grieving the hit and run death of his son. He has chances to forgive and move on, while the doctor has the chance to save a life and keep herself alive while doing so.
The twists in this movie are really deep and the story is complex, getting more complicated as clues are revealed. The whole movie hinges on this belief Jigsaw has that the "games" he plays with his victims actually help them appreciate life more, that he's teaching some great lesson with his torturous traps. Like I said in an earlier review, his "message" spreads and people trust and believe in his message, so they help with his traps, but this movie shows what happens when someone starts to doubt that message and stop following the "rules" of this sick game.
As with the other movies, lots of blood is shed, people are frozen alive, sawed to pieces, bones are broken, skin is burned with acid, it's all a big, gory mess. There's also a lot of pathos surrounding the grief of losing a child and the pain of watching your marriage crumble around you, and even the pain of losing a trusted friend and mentor while you simultaneously start to doubt the message you've defended with your life up until now. It's very frustrating watching people make the same mistakes over and over again, and seeing people act impetuously without stopping to really consider the consequences of their actions. Like I said, the story goes in one direction with the conclusion to this movie, and maybe in retrospect it didn't lead to good things throughout the rest of the series, but it still makes for a compelling movie to watch.
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