An OK sequel of a Sequel

Rating: 5/10 (27 October 2006)

I saw this movie in the theatre at a late night show, and I have to say that I was a little disappointed. I will admit that it had its up and downs, but it was really sketchy.
First of all, I am fairly sure that this movie was hard to make, because Saw fans wanted to see more gruesome killings than anything. This was given to them, but at a sacrifice in the plot. This story was very predictable, and it was easy to figure out what was going to happen in the ending. The plot follows two victims, a doctor and a father, who each have their different tasks. They both have their fair share of bloody and disgusting scenes.The plot doesn't explore any of the places it could have, such as deeper into the father's life, but for a horror/thriller movie, I guess it was expected.
Secondly, the acting was iffy. The only decent actor was Tobin Bell, who I personally thought was great. The supporting cast(even Shawnee Smith) didn't meet up to the standards of the second movie.
However, this movie did tie up some loose ends from the first two movies very well, meaning, the first two movies made a lot more sense. I liked some of the traps (they still could have been better) but the movie just didn't live up to the Saw Series standards.
I give this movie a 5/10 (All I can say is they gave it a shot, and nice try)