Jigsaw is out for revenge in Saw X. When John Kramer goes to Mexico for a promising experimental treatment for his terminal cancer, he gets conned by a scam artist and her crew, and decides to teach them a lesson. The film returns to the more grounded and gritty tone of the early films with the kinds of traps that he sets up. And the gore is scaled back as well (which also helps with the tone). Additionally, the writer do a good job at setting up Kramer as a victim and the scam artists as morally repugnant, and deserving of punishment. However, while Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith return to series, there’s no real effort to de-age them to place the film in the proper continuity within the series. Saw X isn’t without its flaws, but it’s remarkably engaging and full of tension and suspense.
Shout by Dann MichalskiBlockedParent2023-11-01T02:00:00Z
Jigsaw is out for revenge in Saw X. When John Kramer goes to Mexico for a promising experimental treatment for his terminal cancer, he gets conned by a scam artist and her crew, and decides to teach them a lesson. The film returns to the more grounded and gritty tone of the early films with the kinds of traps that he sets up. And the gore is scaled back as well (which also helps with the tone). Additionally, the writer do a good job at setting up Kramer as a victim and the scam artists as morally repugnant, and deserving of punishment. However, while Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith return to series, there’s no real effort to de-age them to place the film in the proper continuity within the series. Saw X isn’t without its flaws, but it’s remarkably engaging and full of tension and suspense.