A Sadistic Triumph ....

Rating: Null/10 (29 March 2008)

This film is both well done and somewhat sadistic - so it's hard to get excited about it. There is a lot of graphic horror. Usually, horror movies are pretty ridiculous, but this one's done well enough that it's actually hard to watch.
This movie picks up on the themes from the first two "Saw" movies: people are put into positions of having to make truly horrific choices. These usually involve a person causing a permanent self-inflicted injury in order to survive - or to allow someone else survive. This last component is prevalent in Saw III.
The principal cases here: a doctor is fated to save a patient ... or die with the patient, and a man is put in the position of having to save the people who were involved in his son's death.
There are some twists and surprises as the story unfolds. If you can make it past the first 15 minutes of the movie, you'll survive the rest. The horror is genuinely strong, the story is reasonably engaging and the acting is decently good. If you're a extreme horror fan, this is the movie of the year to see. For everyone else, it's a little too disturbing to watch.