After a long, long, long wait, the newest installment in the ever growing Saw franchise is finally here. After 2017's Jigsaw revived the series, bringing it back to it's roots, and earning the usual $100 million milestone as usual, there's no question that the story won't continue. Unexpectedly though, a new story was pitched to the studio by none other than famous comedian; Chris Rock. After the story was pitched, everything quickly came into motion.
On an even more unexpected note, the film casted all around acting all star; Samuel L. Jackson. At this point, this makes it seem like it'll bring the franchise to a newer height in mainstream. After a long delay due to *obvious* reasons, the movie is finally here.
The story is rather really easy to follow and piece together. While it doesn't exactly pick up where Jigsaw left off, it does indeed take place in the same universe as that film and the original 7 films that came before. It doesn't reference the prior films events and characters in every scene the film includes, but the story is simple and engaging enough that I'm sure even long time fans of the series would find something to appreciate in it.
Surprisingly, in terms of acting, I believe this entry is where the acting's at it's best. Chris Rock does a stellar job as his character; Ezekiel "Zeke" Banks. He's interesting, entertaining and in a sense, pretty sympathetic. I actually felt his character's struggle when things go from bad to very bad.
Every character was interesting in this one. Max Minghella as William Schenk, Samuel L. Jackson as Zeke's father, Marcus Banks, Marisol Nichols as Capt. Angie Garza. Everyone played their character to the best of their strengths in my opinion.
What I admire most about this movie is it's cinematography and editing. For a horror movie, this one is very pleasing to the eye. It takes Jigsaw's beautiful shot composition and lighting methods and combines it with the classic Saw style of filming where a trap sequence occasionally has a sped up sequence where it showcases how gnarly and twisted the scenario is. That right there is best of both worlds.
In conclusion, Spiral does a better job than Jigsaw when it came to breathing new life into the series. While I do like Jigsaw, I came to grow more interested in Spiral and the story it's trying to tell. I really hope Spiral 2 gets made in the future along with a direct follow-up to Jigsaw. In my opinion, the future of this franchise is looking pretty bright with the amount of directions it can go.
Rating: 9.2/10.
On an even more unexpected note, the film casted all around acting all star; Samuel L. Jackson. At this point, this makes it seem like it'll bring the franchise to a newer height in mainstream. After a long delay due to *obvious* reasons, the movie is finally here.
The story is rather really easy to follow and piece together. While it doesn't exactly pick up where Jigsaw left off, it does indeed take place in the same universe as that film and the original 7 films that came before. It doesn't reference the prior films events and characters in every scene the film includes, but the story is simple and engaging enough that I'm sure even long time fans of the series would find something to appreciate in it.
Surprisingly, in terms of acting, I believe this entry is where the acting's at it's best. Chris Rock does a stellar job as his character; Ezekiel "Zeke" Banks. He's interesting, entertaining and in a sense, pretty sympathetic. I actually felt his character's struggle when things go from bad to very bad.
Every character was interesting in this one. Max Minghella as William Schenk, Samuel L. Jackson as Zeke's father, Marcus Banks, Marisol Nichols as Capt. Angie Garza. Everyone played their character to the best of their strengths in my opinion.
What I admire most about this movie is it's cinematography and editing. For a horror movie, this one is very pleasing to the eye. It takes Jigsaw's beautiful shot composition and lighting methods and combines it with the classic Saw style of filming where a trap sequence occasionally has a sped up sequence where it showcases how gnarly and twisted the scenario is. That right there is best of both worlds.
In conclusion, Spiral does a better job than Jigsaw when it came to breathing new life into the series. While I do like Jigsaw, I came to grow more interested in Spiral and the story it's trying to tell. I really hope Spiral 2 gets made in the future along with a direct follow-up to Jigsaw. In my opinion, the future of this franchise is looking pretty bright with the amount of directions it can go.
Rating: 9.2/10.
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