Jigsaw serial killer John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is dying of cancer, but finds out about an underground experimental procedure that has had some impressive results. He therefore heads to Mexico where the team, lead by Cecilia Pederson (Synnove Macody Lund) perform an operation on his brain and prescribe new drugs. He soon realises that he has been conned and there was no cure and so he sets out to take revenge in his traditional manner.
The difficulty with the Saw franchise is that whilst the killings are imaginative, deeply unpleasant and with just a touch of black humour, there is little where else to go with the story. This one is a bit more inventive story-wise and whilst there are no great surprises this is quite good 'fun'. This in large part is because of the presence and performance of Bell, who has more to do here than usual including dishing out some delightfully nasty deaths.
The difficulty with the Saw franchise is that whilst the killings are imaginative, deeply unpleasant and with just a touch of black humour, there is little where else to go with the story. This one is a bit more inventive story-wise and whilst there are no great surprises this is quite good 'fun'. This in large part is because of the presence and performance of Bell, who has more to do here than usual including dishing out some delightfully nasty deaths.