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Jigsaw
A (INDIA)
2017
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Positive Reviews
20
Negative reviews
53
Average Rating
2.2
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2.0
While plenty of bodies are torn asunder, the directors are just as inclined to linger on a lovingly rendered corpse missing 70 percent of its face.
Av Club
3.0
This is a smart sequel at times, finding new ways to roll out the familiar old elements.
Den Of Geek
1.5
This is a smart sequel at times, finding new ways to roll out the familiar old elements.
Den Of Geek
2.0
Seven years after Saw 3D, you wouldve expected a back to basics approach, but Jigsaw doubles down on the franchises twisty storytelling.It feels too l ..
EW
3.1
Yes, the forgettable characters sheer stupidity and unpleasantness will test you.
Rogerebert
0.5
The eighth installment in a horror franchise isnt meant to be good; its meant to be gruesome.
Indie Wire
2.0
For 92 minutes, it more or less succeeds in sawing through your boredom, slicing and dicing with a glum explicitness that raises the occasional tingle ..
Variety
2.5
You wouldnt reboot an iconic horror franchise without good reason.
We Got This Covered
1.5
When it comes to full bore gore, Im impatiently awaiting season 3 of Starz standout splatstick slaughterhouse Ash vs. Evil Dead.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
But neither are they able to rally much rooting interest in these bland characters, or to achieve the bottom line goal of any horror film: Despite its ..
Time Out
2.0
Tobin Bells pious pain merchant is dredged back up for Halloween in a limb lopping retread that restores a welcome simplicity but reeks of an easy pay ..
The Guardian
4.0
And John Kramer is a unique franchise fiend he isnt technically a murderer, since his victims could all escape if they put their minds to it.Bell deli ..
Screen Daily
1.5
Here, the brothers Peter and Michael Spierig have tried to drive the film based on a premise that doesnt really fit.
ETimes (TOI)
2.0
But its the main game that makes this one most enjoyable, and the topical plot is a nice switch up for the narrative.2.
Vulture
1.0
Kramer is an intensely moralistic man who has little imagination for anything but violence, a bogeyman too shortsighted and self involved to inspire a ..
Vulture
2.0
Genre fans will be satisfied by the copious amounts of gore on display, with the viscera looking particularly impressive when blown up to Imax film pr ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Saws thematic and character continuity is what most fans cite as the reason the series holds up so well, but I dont go to the Saturday night horror sh ..
1.5
All of Jigsaws traps feature confounding pressure points (Dont step there!),
Rogerebert
2.3
This Saws gone dull.The good news is, Jigsaw is not the worst horror movie of the year.
IGN
2.0
After a seven year layoff, the eighth Saw movie, Jigsaw, is meant to be a fresh start though not until a last minute twist does it became clear what s ..
2.0
It might be too early to declare this the renaissance of the romantic comedy.
The Young Folks
3.0
If you dont like Saw, this isnt going to change your mind but its skilful, satisfying schlock and respectful of its fanbase.And the final death is a s ..
1.5
The cast is capable and does what it can with characters who arent exactly mesmerizing.
JoBlo
2.5
Its a weak imitation of the previous films but its not the weakest in the franchise.
1.9
The first Saw movie had a minimalist sophistication strangers, waking up together, presented with life or death choices as an unseen tormentor sat in ..
Rogers Movie Nation
2.8
Its just another bad Saw flick thats better than some in the franchise and worse than others.
Sover
2.0
It was intended to be the last stop on the Jigsaw tour of trap based pain, but as it goes with horror movies, theres never truly a final bow when ther ..
Blu Ray
3.1
The films look effectively mirrors the obfuscatory vibe, as Wan places the emphasis on off kilter, thoroughly menacing visuals.
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
The elaborate games involving wires, lasers and, yes, rotating saws feel more like a grislier version of The Crystal Maze than anything properly distu ..
The Times
1.0
This movie is idiotic, but the gore masters do some pretty decent yucky stuff.Theres a half sawed off head moment that was quite good.
News Review
4.0
Keeping the pace swift, the frights fluid and panic at a premium, the Daybreakers directors move the deliciously gruesome proceedings through the expe ..
Radio Times
2.0
That Jigsaw returns to this formula is not the bad thing; its that none of it is very interesting.The game we watch is boring, the players mostly life ..
The Wrap
2.5
As with any worthwhile franchise, a good Saw movie needs to stick with you after you see it.
Salon
3.0
Hardcore fans should be delighted even if this reboot wont entice haters of the game.
Flim List
2.0
If you are looking for classic Saw, unfortunately this film only partially delivers, with the same being said for its attempt at fresh originality.
Film Inquiry
2.0
What Works: Jigsaw is not just a movie for horror fans, but for anyone who enjoys watching gore on screen.Theres a lot of brutal killing and dismember ..
Book My Show
2.0
Weve gotten bits and pieces of that over the years, but never the kind of artist biopic that Jigsaw truly deserves, free from a plot that feels the ne ..
The Film Stage
3.0
The gore is never as groundbreaking as the drowning in pig entrails and reserve bear traps of old Remember Saw: The Final Chapter
The Irish Times
1.5
Theres no compromise or upside to this either.Whatever the trailers may have promised some including myself wondered if this would be a fun, more self ..
Birth Movies Death
1.5
It twists itself in knots to conceal the would be end game, a resolution that isnt remotely satisfying enough to justify the waiting.The whole thing f ..
Forbes
2.0
So if its just those ornately designed dicings with death that youve come to see, there will be enough pieces to Jigsaw to keep you enthused, amused a ..
Herald Sun
2.0
Even those have started to lose their shock appeal in a post millennium era rife with hyperviolent filmmaking.
Consequence Of Sound
2.0
Look, if you enjoyed the previous installments, youll like this one too; its designed to be precisely the same experience.
Now Toronto
2.0
Jigsaw has all the goresploitation you would want or expect.The film opens with a stomach churning horror involving the usual cast of fodder.
Film School Rejects
3.3
The answer may surprise you Despite containing elements of sequel, prequel and reboot, Jigsaw feels very much like business as usual.
Film Ink
2.0
For fans and newcomers alike, Jigsaw is a disappointment: this reboot has the worst story, the worst characters, the worst writing, the worst twists a ..
Star Burst Magazine
3.0
While largely one for fans of the franchise there is more than enough here to appease genre fans of all opinion.
Star Burst Magazine
3.0
Who better to take on a series preoccupied with inventive violence and narrative sleight of hand than a pair of directors already renowned for deliver ..
Lw Lies
1.0
The master of the ultimate death traps Jigsaw returns!.But was anyone even asking for it
Abc
2.5
Did You Know.Jigsaw The Saw horror franchise was supposed to wrap up with 2010s Saw 3D: The Final Chapter.
Nz Herald
3.0
Its biggest strength is that it successfully plays as both a soft reboot of the franchise and as a satisfying continuation for fans.
Digital Spy
2.0
So far, so bad, but Jigsaw does amend some elements that stained the franchise.The awful, awful, awful Mark Hoffman character AKA Jigsaw Jr. is hardly ..
Flicks
2.0
Thats because like its seven successors, this latest instalment of the horror franchise offers up the usual diet of gruesome visuals delivered with gr ..
Stuff
1.5
Sometimes, the best cinematic advice is to leave well enough alone.
Film Racket
4.5
It is a new demonstration that this franchise had already given everything it had to offer.
2.0
Jigsaw may have all its pieces in place, but it lacks the nerve to cut to the quick.
Scmp
1.5
The Spierig Brothers are usually excellent directors, but the calculated approach that made Daybreakers so clever and Predestination so brilliant does ..
Ign
4.5
Pin +1 8 Shares Thank you, Jigsaw for proving my theory that nothing guarantees another sequel like a franchise declaring a final chapter.Its also my ..
We Live Entertainment
2.5
This is where the film falters; where its likely to lose a large chunk of its target audience.
Cinemix Tape
2.0
There are a few good pop culture gags here, but it is the strong central performances of Weaving as the hottie and Lewis as the nerd that elevate this ..
Straits Times
1.5
In an era of anti risk taking corporate filmmaking, thats as predictable as the final bombshell delivered by Jigsaws latest big screen outing, which f ..
The Daily Beast
2.0
But the mood, at least, is something: the goings on in the old barn are dull as hell, but the barn itself is an evocative space, and the Spierigs film ..
Alternate Ending
4.0
Jigsaw isnt just re treading old ground; its new and old at the same time, a complex, tense, and brutal gorefest that feels completely unlike any horr ..
Scifi Now
2.0
The stutter shot action and rapid cutting is gone, and Jigsaw is actually decent looking, for a snuff film.But good god is it unpleasant to watch.
Lainey Gossip
1.0
Although it was meant to have ended its reign of torment and horror back in 2010 with Saw 3D: The Final Chapter, the franchise has returned with an ei ..
Cairo 360
1.0
However, thats likely what fans of the franchise want and expect.
2.0
Jigsaw uses its blood and guts prudently and doesnt attempt any social commentary.
Crooked Marquee
2.0
Its more by the numbers action than grab you horror. Jigsaws screenwriters dont have the guts to push beyond the boundaries.
Dread Central
3.0
Tobin Bell has always been the best thing about the Saw movieseven better than those wicked torture devices.
Ear Of Newt
1.5
Its main innovation is the sight free of prejudices, honest, direct and the director approaches to characters and scenarios that are usually addressed ..
3.8
Most will be looking for shiver inducing suspense with sadistic, did I really just see that payoffs.
K Gun 9
2.0
From acid, to lasers, to a huge and hypnotic blender, the movie doesnt disappoint.
Mediaversity Reviews
3.1
Purposefully unpleasant and expertly intense, the film keeps one guessing with a crafty and deceptive script that flips expectations of where the stor ..
The Fright File
2.0
What should be raw and messy, with some meditative morality peppered in, is organized to the point of narrative deflation and lackluster bloodletting.
Film Pulse
1.3
Goldfinger and Stolberg dont bother trying to reinvent the franchise or reimagine its possibilities; instead, the movie feels like another unexception ..
Deep Focus Review
2.0
What emerges, from a contemporary perspective, is a critical debate involving the use of children to sell books and products.As Milnes fragmented piec ..
Dayton City Paper
1.5
That the scheme would be preposterous in real life is just another hallmark of how increasingly improbable the series became.
Wizard World
3.1
Jigsaw will in no way, shape or form be a game changer for the horror genre.
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