Review of Saw V (2008) by Robertoiglesias — 28 Oct 2017

Damn, I was hard on this film before. I do like Saw V more than Saw IV for being easier to follow and not being cluttered with characters. There are some flaws though.

This movie's trap plot doesn't connect to the cop plot that much, and it kind of feels like a subplot. Despite feeling unnecessary, I love this trap plot! These characters are very interesting, and their conversations, thinking, and reactions are wonderful! And their traps are great too, with a nice twist about having to work together, and that twist made the first trap even better.

But the cop plot isn't as great imo. There's this note about someone knowing who Hoffman is, and it's kind of stupid, especially when you figure out who it is in Saw 3D. And the glass coffin ending, doesn't make that much sense to me. What was Strahm supposed to learn, what was the point of that?

How about Hoffman abducts Strahm, puts him in the room, and gives him a test to either hurt himself by getting into the coffin, or close it and die? That would've actually made sense.

Overall, Saw V isn't as great as some of the previous films, but I liked it, and I found it to be better than Saw IV.