FINALLY.

They finally just gave Tobin Bell the lead and it is SO good. He brings as much menace and gravitas as always, but not has the opportunity to show humanity and even humour. It's brilliant. The concept is strong, the traps are visceral, the cinematography is so SAW. It is criminal that KG got lumbered with Saw 3D when this film showcases his obvious devtion and love of the franchise. If you can overlook that jigsaw and amanda are…

Oh Kevin, you deserved so much better. When the longtime franchise editor of the entire franchise is given the reins of directing and "also we don't have the money to do 2 more films so we're condensing it into one. Also we're shooting in 3D because we want this move to look like a straight to dvd D-list TV movie"

Alas, this movie sucks. It has SOME elements of the franchise that keep it from being unbearble. A twist, some…

Frustratingly bad. Listening to DLB try to justify this films existence is just awful. As the SAW team were winding up for SAW X, Chris Rock bumped into DLB and pitched a saw movie but with Chris Rock's humour. (has he not seen Scary Movie??). It doesn't work. The tone is all over the place, none of Rock's jokes land, the overall plot is predictable and perhaps most offensively, the lack of Tobin Bell. DLB wanted to distance this from…