You probably thought that after Saw: The Final Chapter, they were done making Saw movies. Think again! The Saw franchise is back with Jigsaw.
While not awful, the film currently sits at a 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, and here are some of the notable reviews.
We’ll start with the good:
New York Magazine: 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.
Los Angeles Times: It’ll do the job for anyone who must see a “Saw” movie in theaters on Halloween weekend.
The List: Hardcore fans should be delighted even if this reboot won’t entice haters of the game.
Film School Rejects: Fans of the ‘Saw’ franchise should see this movie. Everyone else, not so much.
RogerEbert.com: It’s fun to watch. I just don’t think it’s the kind of fun the filmmakers’ planned.
TheFrightFile: As a one-off serving fans a nostalgic dose of a mid-2000s fad, it’s just what the coroner ordered.
WeLiveEntertainment: The traps are much higher tech than John Kramer’s old rusty Rube Goldberg machines, but they remain true to his spirit of anticipating your every move before you even knew you were going to make it. That’s what’s important.
And here’s some of the bad:
IGN Movies: For the very first time, it feels like the makers of a Saw movie aren’t even interested in their own game.
New York Magazine: 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.
We Got This Covered: Jigsaw feels like a forced hodgepodge of previous franchise entries that never carves its own identity, making you question what prompted such an expected reboot these few years later.
The Daily Beast: Jigsaw continues that trend, afraid to reinvent the conventions that first turned the series into a reliable moneymaker.
The Hollywood Reporter: Considering the long amount of time since the last installment, you’d think that more effort would have been put into creatively reviving the franchise.
The Wrap: He’s up to his old tricks again, even though he’s been dead for a decade, and by old tricks, I mean old-and-musty.
Times (UK): Torture-porn fans rejoice! The franchise that lumbered on for seven films and grossed almost a billion dollars has been revived, meaning that another group of luckless so-and-so’s are facing a series of gruesome tests that they probably won’t survive.
So there you have it. Apparently, if you’re a fan of the Saw series overall, you’ll enjoy the film. If you aren’t, well, you probably won’t.
Are you watching Jigsaw this weekend? Be sure to tell us your thoughts in the comments!