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I can see why a lot of fans love this one. It's a grand, operatic, melodramatic trilogy capper that puts a lot of focus on <PERSON> and <PERSON>. But... I just don't connect with it. It's one of the meanest movies I've ever seen, and I don't think it fully earns that moniker, thanks to haphazard dialogue and plotting. It's just a hard, grisly watch. 698
And that ending - there's too much going on! That's before the next few movies add even more layers to it. Anyway time for the praise. There is an artistry to the bleakness, and I think there's more to the themes and story than most of the other Saw movies. The acting is actually pretty good too. A mixed bag.
I am not doing a full Saw rewatch btw. I just wanted to get refreshed on the original trilogy before Saw X. Building that hype you know 596