Saw III
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Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.
What critics thought
Critics were largely dismissive of Saw III, with most finding it a shallow escalation of the franchise's formula — more elaborate gore in place of the tension that made the original work. A few reviewers grudgingly acknowledged stronger-than-expected performances, but the consensus is that Leigh Whannell's script fails the film, burying what momentum it has under flashbacks and expository detours.
“A bigger problem lies with Leigh Whannell's script, which utilizes so many flashbacks and explanatory inserts that the tension, a defining feature of the first Saw, is lost”
Robert Koehler·Variety
“More gore is really all Saw III has to offer”
Michael Ordoña·Los Angeles Times
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Darren Lynn BousmanDirector
Tobin BellJigsaw / John
Shawnee SmithAmanda
Angus MacfadyenJeff
Bahar SoomekhLynn
Donnie WahlbergEric Matthews
Dina MeyerKerry
Leigh WhannellAdam
Mpho KoahoTimothy
Barry FlatmanJudge Halden
Lyriq BentRigg
J. LaRoseTroy
Debra McCabeDanica
Charlie ClouserComposerLeigh WhannellWriter
James WanWriter
David A. ArmstrongCinematographySaw III
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.
What critics thought
Critics were largely dismissive of Saw III, with most finding it a shallow escalation of the franchise's formula — more elaborate gore in place of the tension that made the original work. A few reviewers grudgingly acknowledged stronger-than-expected performances, but the consensus is that Leigh Whannell's script fails the film, burying what momentum it has under flashbacks and expository detours.
“A bigger problem lies with Leigh Whannell's script, which utilizes so many flashbacks and explanatory inserts that the tension, a defining feature of the first Saw, is lost”
Robert Koehler·Variety
“More gore is really all Saw III has to offer”
Michael Ordoña·Los Angeles Times
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Darren Lynn BousmanDirectorTobin BellJigsaw / JohnShawnee SmithAmandaAngus MacfadyenJeffBahar SoomekhLynnDonnie WahlbergEric MatthewsDina MeyerKerryLeigh WhannellAdamMpho KoahoTimothyBarry FlatmanJudge HaldenLyriq BentRiggJ. LaRoseTroyDebra McCabeDanicaCharlie ClouserComposerLeigh WhannellWriterJames WanWriterDavid A. ArmstrongCinematographyRent & Buy