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Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man: John Kramer. But how can this be? The man known as Jigsaw has been dead for over a decade.
Seven years after Saw 3D, you would've expected a back-to-basics approach, but Jigsaw doubles down on the franchise's twisty storytelling. It feels too long, and it's only 90 minutes.
Jigsaw isn't just re-treading old ground; it's new and old at the same time, a complex, tense, and brutal gorefest that feels completely unlike any horror movie of the past half-decade.
Watching Jigsaw go about his torture business is about as interesting as watching a child burn ants - a dumb and ugly waste of energy, resources and time.
Saw cleans up pretty well in these modern times: This is the first movie that actually looks sort of expensive, and it trades the sickening green color palette of the first seven efforts for actual daylight.
It remains to be seen whether Jigsaw can hook in new generations of horror fans or bring back the crowds which supported the highly profitable earlier films, but this genuinely is a fitting jumping-on point for the Saw saga.
You could say everything you need to about Jigsaw without ever mentioning the one film called Jigsaw, which is especially egregious since it positions itself as a vital puzzle piece. It isn't.
Which brings us to "Jigsaw," which fails for very much the same reasons as "The Mummy": It was made to launch a franchise rather than because it was actually about something.