Weakest of the trilogy

Rating: 5/10 (1 November 2006)

A bit disappointing, and the weakest of the trilogy for me. I'm not usually bothered by gore, if it has a stylistic or narrative reason for being in the film, but some of the stuff in this film seemed there just to gross out the audience (like the brain surgery). The devices weren't as interesting this time around, mostly because they had no way to get out of them (though I guess that was the point). The beginning felt very choppy, and didn't flow well into the rest of the film. It seemed to be there just to resolve the stuff from the last film. The main story was alright, the twist wasn't as shocking as I thought it would be - I knew how it was all gonna play out once all the characters were introduced. The relationship between Jigsaw and Amanda was intriguing, though I would've like some more flashbacks into the behind-the-scenes stuff of the first two films. Pretty intense at times, but not as well-written as the first two. The very end was killer (pun intended), but not really logical. All in all, it was okay, but not great.