Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.
- Released: 2023-10-25
- Runtime: 118 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Horror, Thrillers
- Stars: Tobin Bell, Renata Vaca, Paulette Hernández, Joshua Okamoto, Octavio Hinojosa Martínez, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand, Michael Beach, Costas Mandylor, David Alfano, Donagh Gordon, Baltimore Beltrán
- Director: Kevin Greutert
Comments
- bthardamaz - 17 June 2024
The Icebreaker
After a plethora of awful sequels, and poorly conceived reboots, Saw seemed to be stuck. Yeah, you could always relish in all the blood you could imagine with these films, but all things grow stale with time and Saw needed a revival.
Enter Saw X, the tenth entry, and among the best yet. It breathes new life into this franchise by taking the story in a fresh new direction. This time its not about a clueless band of cops trying to unravel the murders of Kramer or his accomplices, rather, X centers its focus upon the human side of the narrative by branding Kramer (Tobin Bell) as the protagonist. This is perhaps the smartest thing Saw has done in decades.
Saw X actually cares about it's narrative, it tries its absolute best to get you emphasize with this frail, broken man, and it works fantastically with his growing desperation, and smaller, more humane moments, like those with Carlos. These really help solidify Kramer as someone to root for when the narrative switches gears.
As to be expected, X does not skimp on the blood. Oh yes, there will be blood. Being among the bloodiest in the series, and having the antagonist placed as a hero, you'd need some truly dastardly villains for this to reach its truest potential.
Luckily for all of us, X strikes thrice with some truly horrible antagonists, (Of course, in a good way) they're not the deepest, but they don't need to be as they serve their purpose as the narrative shift needed for John to complete his character drive, and it does so in terrific, suitably bloody fashion.
Saw X is a human driven story with top-notch acting while not dismissing what you're likely there for: grisly, gory traps. This paves a new route for these films, and i'm frankly exited to see where this new, rejuvenating direction takes Kramer and his band of misfits. This is the icebreaker of awful sequels, and freed Saw from it's own trap; staleness. - henry8-3 - 1 May 2024
Saw X
Jigsaw serial killer John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is dying of cancer, but finds out about an underground experimental procedure that has had some impressive results. He therefore heads to Mexico where the team, lead by Cecilia Pederson (Synnove Macody Lund) perform an operation on his brain and prescribe new drugs. He soon realises that he has been conned and there was no cure and so he sets out to take revenge in his traditional manner.
The difficulty with the Saw franchise is that whilst the killings are imaginative, deeply unpleasant and with just a touch of black humour, there is little where else to go with the story. This one is a bit more inventive story-wise and whilst there are no great surprises this is quite good 'fun'. This in large part is because of the presence and performance of Bell, who has more to do here than usual including dishing out some delightfully nasty deaths. - mankindin-436-211655 - 27 February 2024
Worst Saw
I read that this film got very good reviews and was the highest rated in the series. I really don't know why. The only good thing was the buildup for Kramer to take revenge for being scammed. Other than than there was nothing great. Shawnee Smith as Amanda is also back and she tries to act like a young women which was cringey. The traps were unrealistic unlike other parts where you could feel it. And the ending was bad. Post Credits scene was good but was predictable. There was actually no need for this part. Saw 6 was the best as per me. Would still watch the next part in the series. Saw X1..
