Synopsis
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detective scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.
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Cast
- Tobin BellJohn Kramer / Jigsaw
- Shawnee SmithAmanda Young
- Angus MacfadyenJeff Reinhart
- Bahar SoomekhLynn Denlon
- Donnie WahlbergEric Matthews
- Dina MeyerKerry
- Leigh WhannellAdam Stanheight
- Mpho KoahoTim
- Barry FlatmanJudge Halden
- Lyriq BentRigg
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
While Saw III provides a decent number of new twists, psychological as well as torture-wise, it necessarily lacks the originality of its predecessors. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
An improvement over the tedious "Saw II" (2005), this second sequel to the surprise 2004 hit still features the series' trademark gruesome "games" but shifts the focus to the relationships among the characters. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
The question for moviegoers: Would you rather get your dose of existenz-philosophie from Dostoyevsky or a slasher flick? - 60
Variety
Unlike the disturbingly mysterious original, Saw III is a neatly wrapped-up package that explains everything -- including Jigsaw's evil contraptions and the background of his crazed female assistant. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Bottom line, those in the "Saw" factory know their audience and have brought along the appropriate buckets and bibs. Even devotees, however, may note pacing problems and tire of Jigsaw's selective omnipotence. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The presence of some genuine feeling distinguishes Saw III from its predecessors. That said, it has plenty of the blood, torture and dismemberment that moviegoers demand from their Halloween weekend entertainment. - 50
Film Threat
As much as you'd like the characters to become better people and beat Jigsaw's game, there is also a strong desire simply to watch violent spectacle. And somehow, there just isn't enough of the latter. - 40
The New York Times
The most depressing thing about this series is not the creativity of the bloodletting but the bleak view of human nature.
