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2008
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Positive Reviews
8
Negative reviews
35
Average Rating
1.8
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1.5
Its now been two sequels back since Jigsaw, the unlikely star of this the original torture porn series expired on an operating table while his protege ..
Austin Chronicle
1.0
So where the original Saw was diabolical fun, this fifth installment is as bloodless as the most unfortunate of Jigsaws victims.
Ny Daily News
1.3
The latest installment in the torture porn franchise is plodding, ponderous and even convoluted.
Usa Today
3.1
The films look effectively mirrors the obfuscatory vibe, as Wan places the emphasis on off kilter, thoroughly menacing visuals.
Reel Film Reviews
1.5
Its like the movie isnt even trying to appeal to its most devoted fanbase.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Die hard fans of the franchise wont be disappointed, but everyone else will be.
View London
1.9
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News Day
2.0
Whether a Saw film can succeed without Bells Jigsaw remains to be seen.
Film Journal
0.5
This is true, because you wont believe it could possibly be this lame, even though it is.
Mountain X
2.2
The franchise, a gross but intermittently clever blechfest that went totally splat about midway through Saw III, now just piles on the graphic torture ..
Ew
1.0
Just like its predecessor, V is unable to overcome the formulaic nature, even while trying to inject a less engaging and compelling story.Back To The ..
Film Inquiry
2.0
Though it makes good use of a Poe esque pendulum in the opening scene, this is a somewhat ho hum franchise extension.
Empire
0.5
Whats The Deal:When your horror franchise has gone bankrupt creatively, and when it did so three sequels ago, do you not stop and think to yourself, H ..
Movies
3.1
Then Saw V is going to be a reasonably satisfying film.The level of creativity with the Rube Goldberg influenced torture chambers seems to be down a l ..
Sf Gate
1.3
The films go nowhere plot, hackneyed visuals and crude performances are bottom of the barrel, exhibiting all the intelligence and craftsmanship of a d ..
Slant Magazine
1.0
Sadly, the latest and least of the Saw films is just plain boring and even a little tame albeit by the standards of a genre that helped bring the phra ..
The New York Times
1.3
Being the fifth annual go round for this durable splatter franchise, this film has really no power to change any minds: existing fans will more than l ..
Mr Brown Movies
1.9
There is nothing scary about the goings on, nothing disturbing, and nothing even all that gross, if getting a turned stomach is your thing.
The Movie Boy
2.0
What started as a clever, if grisly, conceit has created Justice Fatigue.
Bullz-Eye
1.2
Everything after its gory pit and the pendulum opening scare sequence is downhill in the fifth and potentially last installment in a horror franchise ..
Coles Mithey
3.5
Its definitely not for the squeamish, but definitely worth a look for fans of the films and the genre itself.
7M Pictures
1.9
I could have done with a lot more killing and a lot less exposition.
The Star
1.0
Review by Andrew L. Urban: Its questionable who suffers more in this torture porn sequel the victims or the audience.But glib lines aside, the trouble ..
Urban Cine File
3.0
This is definitely the worst film of the series, and probably the worst horror film Ive seen all year.
Film School Rejects
1.3
What will they do next Probably rip more people off. Its worked for them so far.
Movies Tv Guide
1.0
Fluffiness aside, the films multicultural microcosm does have a giddying effect: Tru Loved offers a utopian vision of inclusiveness you wish the world ..
La Weekly
1.5
I truly wish I could appreciate this horror franchise on a more visceral level, screaming along with the rest of the crowd as mayhem arrives, lives ar ..
Brian Or Ndorf
1.5
Square in the middle of the series, quality wise: though the new film has some unabashedly dumb moments, its plot lacks the pathetic contortions that ..
Antagony & Ecstasy
0.0
While bad acting isnt necessarily a surprise, what is a surprise is how obnoxiously boring Saw V is. .after all, love it or hate it torture porn isnt ..
3.8
In spite of that, the Saw franchise continues to provide at least one decent horror film to look forward to at Halloween.
Movie Crypt
3.5
The thoughts and emotions the movie stirs up in the viewer makes it one of the more powerful documentaries of the year, one that youll probably rememb ..
ComingSoon
2.0
Prediction: I wont believe how it ends.Because theyll leave it open for yet another sequel.
The Shiz Nit
2.0
I will say this for Saw V, this film is less concerned with gore and more concerned with story than any of its predecessors. Unfortunately, the story ..
Bowling Green Daily News
1.0
Saw V or High School Musical 3 Make your choice. All of a sudden, picking between self mutilation and disembowelment doesnt sound so frightening, does ..
Jam! Movies
1.5
In Mandylor and Patterson, Saw V has two of the blandest characters to ever grace a horror movie.
Future Movies
1.5
Saw III (2006) Signature device: The rack The game changes by III, because we know Jigsaw isnt working alone.
Vulture
1.0
Another Allhallows Eve, another Saw movie.Theyre as dependable as pumpkins and as fresh as a jack o lantern left out in the sun until Thanksgiving, bu ..
Orlando Sentinel
1.5
But the best thing about thisand anySaw film is the sick production design.
Ear Of Newt
2.5
Oscar Lozada was back in Louisiana after his extradition from Texas on Friday afternoon and confessed at Louisiana State Police headquarters to killin ..
2 The Advocate
3.1
A cut above its pretentious predecessors; the graphic set pieces including an opening inspired by Poes The Pit and the Pendulum deliver the gory goods ..
Gomemphis
3.0
Nails Where else but in a Saw movie can a puzzle minded sadist cobble together elaborate torture contraptions from the same Home Depot that provides h ..
Movie Juice
2.0
With few of the series blackly comedic traps and the lack of any real plot twist, Saw V is the first entry that feels truly dull.
Flickering Myth
2.0
An insult to fourth rate ripoffs of Se7en, and even that may not be harsh enough.
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1.3
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