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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile Saw III provides a decent number of new twists, psychological as well as torture-wise, it necessarily lacks the originality of its predecessors.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghAn 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.
- The question for moviegoers: Would you rather get your dose of existenz-philosophie from Dostoyevsky or a slasher flick?
- 60VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerUnlike 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.
- 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.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)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.
- 50Film ThreatStina ChynFilm ThreatStina ChynAs 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.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe most depressing thing about this series is not the creativity of the bloodletting but the bleak view of human nature.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJust like its increasingly wan antihero, this blood-soaked series is on its last legs.
- 25Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisTelevision is a state of mind. And the makers of Saw III have delivered the most despicable episode of "One Life to Live" ever.