Saw VI
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Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed Saw VI as a franchise on fumes, with mainstream reviewers citing terrible acting, zero suspense, and an over-reliance on flashback-heavy backstory. The film's use of the health insurance debate as a moral framework drew divided reactions — some found it a surprisingly sharp satirical hook, others considered it a thin disguise over the same old formula. Horror-devoted audiences and franchise fans were noticeably kinder, viewing it as a partial return to form.
“Saw VI is the thinnest, draggiest, and most tediously preachy of the Saw films. It's the first one that's more or less consumed by backstory—which is to say, it's one of those hollow franchise placeholders in which far too many fragments from the previous sequels keep popping up in flashbacks.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Squeezing another pint of blood from its torture porn corpus, Lionsgate slays again with Saw VI, a film so frighteningly familiar it could well be called 'Saw It Already'. At least the requisite moralism is more playful than pious in this edition”
Rob Nelson·Variety
“Enshrouding the whole gooey mess in the already blood-spattered surgical garb of the ongoing health care debate is a crafty move on the screenwriters' part, but once you get past that pseudo-ironic touch, this Saw is no more or less disturbing than any other in the series”
Marc Savlov·The Austin Chronicle
“The first three Saw movies had some intriguing ideas and an unusual way of presenting them, but the three most recent films have barely bothered to come up with anything fresh.”
Chris Hewitt·St. Paul Pioneer Press
“Saw VI is faithful to the franchise and the twist/finale are 100% satisfying. Saw fans will walk out of the theater with their fists in the air with the feeling that they've reclaimed their beloved franchise.”
Brad Miska·Bloody Disgusting
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Kevin GreutertDirector
Tobin BellJigsaw / John
Costas MandylorHoffman
Mark RolstonErickson
Betsy RussellJill
Shawnee SmithAmanda
Peter OuterbridgeWilliam
Athena KarkanisAgent Perez
Samantha LemolePamela Jenkins
Tanedra HowardSimone
Marty MoreauEddie
Shawn AhmedAllen
Janelle HutchisonAddy
Charlie ClouserComposer
Patrick MeltonWriter
Marcus DunstanWriter
David A. ArmstrongCinematographySaw VI
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely dismissed Saw VI as a franchise on fumes, with mainstream reviewers citing terrible acting, zero suspense, and an over-reliance on flashback-heavy backstory. The film's use of the health insurance debate as a moral framework drew divided reactions — some found it a surprisingly sharp satirical hook, others considered it a thin disguise over the same old formula. Horror-devoted audiences and franchise fans were noticeably kinder, viewing it as a partial return to form.
“Saw VI is the thinnest, draggiest, and most tediously preachy of the Saw films. It's the first one that's more or less consumed by backstory—which is to say, it's one of those hollow franchise placeholders in which far too many fragments from the previous sequels keep popping up in flashbacks.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Squeezing another pint of blood from its torture porn corpus, Lionsgate slays again with Saw VI, a film so frighteningly familiar it could well be called 'Saw It Already'. At least the requisite moralism is more playful than pious in this edition”
Rob Nelson·Variety
“Enshrouding the whole gooey mess in the already blood-spattered surgical garb of the ongoing health care debate is a crafty move on the screenwriters' part, but once you get past that pseudo-ironic touch, this Saw is no more or less disturbing than any other in the series”
Marc Savlov·The Austin Chronicle
“The first three Saw movies had some intriguing ideas and an unusual way of presenting them, but the three most recent films have barely bothered to come up with anything fresh.”
Chris Hewitt·St. Paul Pioneer Press
“Saw VI is faithful to the franchise and the twist/finale are 100% satisfying. Saw fans will walk out of the theater with their fists in the air with the feeling that they've reclaimed their beloved franchise.”
Brad Miska·Bloody Disgusting
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Kevin GreutertDirectorTobin BellJigsaw / JohnCostas MandylorHoffmanMark RolstonEricksonBetsy RussellJillShawnee SmithAmandaPeter OuterbridgeWilliamAthena KarkanisAgent PerezSamantha LemolePamela JenkinsTanedra HowardSimoneMarty MoreauEddieShawn AhmedAllenJanelle HutchisonAddyCharlie ClouserComposerPatrick MeltonWriterMarcus DunstanWriterDavid A. ArmstrongCinematographyRent & Buy