My Review of Saw VI (2009)

 

Written by Patrick Melton And Marcus Dunstan 

Directed by Kevin Gruetert

Jigsaw: "You think it's the living who have ultimate judgment over you, because the dead will have no claim over your soul. But you may be mistaken."

I thought upon reviewing the fifth movie that it was a the middle part of a trilogy but perhaps it was the second instalment of a quadrilogy. I said that because this wasn't the ending to the Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) era that I thought it would be.

Yup, Hoffman's cruelty has intensified and he's roping more people into his legacy killings as John Kramer/Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) successor. The problem being that Hoffman had a few obstacles in his way. Ones that even he struggled to properly deal with.

The movie opened with the gory death of Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) but much to Hoffman's annoyance, Agent Perez (Athena Karkanis) actually survived and was getting close to exposing Hoffman's crimes. In fact, Hoffman's voice was exposed and he murdered everyone, including Perez. Gone was any sympathy this film might have had for him.

Then there was Jill Tuck (Betsy Russell). Her role here was somewhat more expanded on than before. It turned out that Kramer had given her instructions to take out Hoffman and the movie ended with the latter in a classic trap. This really should've ended the character but erm, there's another movie to get through with him.

As for the rest of the movie, the focus on Hoffman's brutality was William (Peter Outerbridge). He was the one who denied Kramer the insurance to help him and throughout the movie, William found himself having to try and save some employees (he failed) as well as Tara (Shauna McDonald) and Brent (Devon Bostick). Oh and there's William's sister, Pamela (Samantha Lemole).

Yup, there's certain moving parts in this movie. I'll admit the flashbacks to previous movies worked here along with the Mark vs. Jill subplot. William's not a particularly sympathetic character, which was why his comeuppance was a bit satisfying to watch here.

- Flashbacks included Hoffman blackmailing Amanda into killing Dr Lynn along with John and Jill's connection to William.

- The opening kills/tortures involved predatory lenders Eddie (Marty Moreau) and Simone (Tandra Howard).

- Standout music: The James Brothers More Than A Sin.

- Chronology: Not long from where the previous movie left off.

Saw VI felt like it could've been another finale to this whole saga had Hoffman actually died. I personally think he shouldn't have made it out of this movie alive but that man refuses to stay dead.

Rating: 6 out of 10