The “Saw” movies make me feel like a broken record because I say the same thing in almost every review. Each time, I feel like I’m making a confession, letting everyone know that I break with the opinion of most critics because I have enjoyed the series since its beginning. Then I go on to say all the same things: it’s gory and violent (and if you don’t know that, you deserve to be sickened), it’s not for the squeamish, it’s got a twisted moral behind it and I like what they’re doing with the series.
“Saw VI” is no exception. While the series has wavered in quality from the decent to the pretty good, there hasn’t been that much swing to it. The entire series is a cinematic anomaly because all six films seem to be of similar quality, making it the most consistent franchise I have ever seen.
Like its predecessors, “Saw VI” opens at the very end of the previous film. Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) has taken over the work of the grisly serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), but there’s also some help form Jigsaw’s widow Jill (Betsy Russell). The target for this game is a health insurance mogul who has made a killing denying claims to people in need. Now Jigsaw, through his after-death agent Hoffman, is teaching the man a lesson.
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