HorroRated archive entry
Jigsaw
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
- Written by
- Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger
- Produced by
- Daniel J. Heffner, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Peter Block, Oren Koules, Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman, Kym Crepin, Stacey Testro, Ketura Kestin, Andreas Kohl, Romina Lareu, Peter Denomme, Jason Constantine
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Why it’s HorroRated
Jigsaw is a soft reboot with a clever structural trick that the film executes cleanly. The twist is the most satisfying piece of franchise plotting since Saw II and the rural setting gives it a visual distinction from the series' earlier entries. A sequel that finds a new way in without dismissing what came before.
Synopsis
Jigsaw follows a new game running in the present while investigators find evidence that may connect the killings directly to Kramer despite his death. The twist connects the two timelines in a way the franchise hadn't attempted before. A soft reboot that finds a new way in without dismissing what came before.
