This Movie Is About appreciating your life. Everybody goes through the days when they wish they were dead. These are the people that some argue, deserves to die. So we got our good old friend Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) here, back to do some more owning even with the handcap of being dead! But that's okay for him because he is the mastermind. So this time the lead person on the verge of getting owned is Officer Rigg (Lyriq Bent). You might remember him from such hit Saw movies as Saw II and Saw III. He has stood by and watched helplessly as Jigsaw owned his colleagues and now it's his turn to play the game and find out exactly what happened to Eric Matthews and Detective Kerry.
You Should Watch This Movie Because: if you watched any of the Saw movies you know exactly what's in store for you. And if you've watched the third film, then you obviously seen one of the previous ones and because you came back to it, means that you appreciate what it was trying to do. Also, the previous film set up so much expectation and continued story that it seems it was almost necessary to watch this movie if you wanted to know how the puzzle unfolded and how Jigsaw was going to own people from beyond the grave. Anytime a puzzle as complicated as Saw is presented to an audience, it will be enticing and this film is definitely that.
What's Hot: Half of this movie is the back story of Jigsaw. Like who is this guy? You learn all about his dark past and how he became the man, the legend, he is today. Some people might think that this takes away from the story but it doesn't really harm it. In fact, I, at first, disliked the use of flashback for Jigsaw's history but upon futther thought, I have decided that it was actually nice for the writers to give the audience and long time fans a glimpse into the personal life of Jigsaw.
What's Not Hot: Notice how in the above paragraph I didn't mention anything about what Saw is known for. It's pretty much known for two things. 1, the gore. The hardcore ownage of the people playing these 'games'. We cringe and cry and scream but in the end that's the reason why we go to see these movies. And frankly, it isn't there this time around. There are plenty of games with that one big game that Rigg plays but in all honesty, they weren't that hardcore. I am a total wuss when it comes to horror and gore and I had no problem getting through it. 2. Saw is known for that twist that thing that fucks with you in the end of the movie that makes you say "Oh, man! I didn't see that coming" while at the same time making it totally obvious and perfect with the message. This movie does it since it's expected but it wasn't really a big deal and the punishment wasn't all that great. Death is not the best way to punish someone as these movies have demonstrated.
Last Comments: Saw IV has turned the franchise from a movie about a game into a crime/mystery film. Some may argue that this was the direction the franchise had to take in order to keep things interesting but I disagree. They could have just kept Jigsaw owning a group of people each year and having that twist be in it in order for them to learn their lesson. It could be an annual thing that comes out on Halloween. I think that would have been a much easier and profitable direction not to say that 30 million in the first weekend is not profitable. But now the plot has become so complex it seems like it would take three more movies to resolve, but maybe that's their plan all along. Saw IV fails to live up to the expectations of its predecessors and adds more confusion than clarity to the story that seems to have no end in sight.
Breaking It Down:
Story: 6.0 (Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan)
Direction: 7.5 (Darren Lynn Bousmann)
Acting: 6.5
Cinematography: 8.0
Music/Sound: 7.0
Entertainment Value: 6.0 (not an average)
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