Witness the return of Jigsaw.
Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.
- Graphic violence
- Body horror
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Grave, classical in form, bleak and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is Saw X better than Saw VI?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is it better than the first one?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is Saw X emotionally manipulative?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Reviews on TMDB
Written by TMDB members; each links to the original. Not part of Tastebuds's numbers.
- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Oct 20237/10
If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. That's what "Kramer" (Tobin Bell) ought to have thought when he was presented with a miracle cure for his terminal cancer by "Cecilia" (Synnøve Macody Lund) for a mere $250k. Anyway, off he goes to Mexico and then quickly discovers that it was all a con. A really cynical con at that, and so he decides that some gruesome revenge is due on the team that dreamt up this atrocious scheme. What now ensues is one of the best horror thrillers I've seen for ages. The assembled "medical" team find themselves tracked down, apprehended and then attached to some fairly ghastly devices in a sort of brutal version of the "Adventure Game". Great sacrifices are going to have to be made if any of them are to survive! Further complications follow when another victim of their scam - "Parker" (Steven Brand) turns up bent on his own kind of revenge... It's violent and brutal, this film, but we are spared the very worst of the graphic imagery and that actually helps us to do our own visualising as limbs start coming adrift. There's not a great deal of dialogue, which is good, and the score doesn't resort to the creation of jump moments for us - that's
Read the whole review on TMDB - LadyCuddleson TMDB · Sep 2024
I am sure you can read all the other reviews to get your spoilers, but I don't like to do that. So... The movie takes place during the time John is still trying to deal with the news of his impending death, and going through treatment options of his cancer. Finding a "common soul" in his support group, who shows "miracle" signs of conquering his cancer, John seeks out the same solution. The "miracle" could be to good to be true, and as the movie progresses, John and Amanda may have underestimated the group they are currently testing, to the possible death of John in his own trap.
Read the whole review on TMDB - janandsteveon TMDB · May 2024
** fantastic film loved it realy interesting love all the Saw films hope there going to make more **
Read the whole review on TMDB
Cast
- Tobin BellJohn Kramer
- Shawnee SmithAmanda Young
- Synnøve Macody LundCecilia Pederson
- Steven BrandParker Sears
- Renata VacaGabriela
- Joshua OkamotoDiego
- Octavio Hinojosa MartínezMateo
- Paulette HernándezValentina
- Jorge BriseñoCarlos
- Costas MandylorHoffman
Crew
- Kevin GreutertDirector
- Josh StolbergWriter
- Pete GoldfingerWriter
- Nick MatthewsDirector of Photography
- Charlie ClouserOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin GreutertEditor
- Oren KoulesProducer
- Mark BurgProducer
- Ulrich MaierProducer
Where to watch
Checking availability…
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
The Midnight Meat Train 200884% alikeBoth grave, bleak, unpretentious.
Saw VI 200982% alikeBoth grave, bleak, unpretentious.
Night in Paradise 202078% alikeBoth grave, bleak, unpretentious.
Saw V 200877% alikeBoth grave, unpretentious, bleak.
Kalifornia 199377% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, bleak.
Bull 202177% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, contemporary.
Kite 199876% alikeBoth grave, unpretentious, bleak.
The Believers 198775% alikeBoth grave, classical in form, earnest.
Home Sweet Home: Episode 2 201976% alikeGame · Both grave, classical in form, bleak.
Worse Than Death 201975% alikeGame · Both grave, classical in form, unpretentious.
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
