The Last Test of Forgiveness

Rating: 7/10 (9 August 2007)

Jeff (Angus Macfadyen) is an anguished man, who grieves and misses his young son that was killed by a driver in a car accident. He has become obsessed for revenge against the man and reckless with his wife and daughter. When Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh), who has troubles with her marriage, is abducted by the deranged Jigsaw's apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith), she is brought to a gruesome warehouse to keep John Kramer (Tobin Bell) alive in spite of having a terminal brain tumor. Amanda puts a necklace gadget full of explosives around Dr. Lynn's neck connected to John Kramer's life support system, and tells her that if he dies the device will explode. Meanwhile, Jeff is submitted to a sick game of forgiveness with surprising dark consequences.
"Saw III" is the last chapter of the sick trilogy of the Jigsaw and also very good. The morbid, claustrophobic and gore story unravels maybe the sicker game of John, with surprising tests, twists and revelations. This movie keeps the atmosphere of "Seven" and "The Silence of the Lambs" and Tobin Bell has another great performance in the role of and intelligent, sadistic and cold blood killer. The camera and the cinematography contribute with the morbid atmosphere of this film. The fans of this character will certainly enjoy the conclusion of the trilogy, but it certainly is not recommended for audiences with problem with psychological and visual violence. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Jogos Mortais III" ("Mortal Games III")