Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grizzly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.
In general I'm not a big fan of these torture porn movies. They seem almost criminal to be made and the FBI should seriously be following the writers of these movies because one has to wonder what in the blue hell they are up to in their free time that is making them come up with this stuff. Its also beyond disturbing that these movies push the grotesque gore envelope so far that they end up desensitizing you to it. Whenever you get to a point where the guy falling on the chainsaw and wiggling all over the place is making you yawn because its not as bad as the blowtorch to the eye scene - there is a problem! That being said - I do like the actual story portion of the Saw franchise. While I found myself looking mostly at the design on the sides of the theaters or ceiling during many scenes in this movie, the story of how Jigsaw became Jigsaw and the detectives chasing after him was actually really good. I would actually say that this movie was the second best one after the original and it is pretty impressive that at the end of the movie you forget the massive, and I mean MASSIVE, gore and are replaying the movie in your head to figure out the switcheroo ending.
If you are a fan of these types of movies - this is a great one and you'll love it. Others who aren't in to these types of movies should stay far, far away.
