Saw 4 is the start of a brand new trilogy. Still directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and now written by Darren, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan (the last two guys are responsible for Saw 4-7). This movie follows Detectie Rigg (played by Lyriq Bent) going through a series of traps testing his....obsession? Ok so I guess this new trilogy is the start of the long sad fall of the series, SPOILERS-until Saw 6 that is!!
I guess I'll start with the common problem, the Acting. Strangely enough it doesn't suck in this movie. Now I'm not going to say this movie should have been nominated for any Oscars, but compared to the others, this movie has the best acting in the entire series! This series also has a really cool twist (even though the hardcore fans predicted this one). It left my Jaw dropped which is what these twist are suppose to do.
The Traps aren't as good as Saw 3, but still aren't the worst in the series. They each have a unique value to them. Although the camera work killed Ivan's trap for me and made the results confusing and hard to watch (and not in the good gory way).
The main problem with this movie is the story. The movie puts some of the people in the traps for stupid reasons (A woman is beaten by her husband! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT BITCH!!). It seriously ruined a good deal of this movie. Also because of this Detective Rigg character feels hollow and underdeveloped.
Overall this movie is Underrated in the Saw legacy. But at this point the series starts to show signs that it should have taken a 2 year hiatus. Maybe then they could have though of new, interesting ideas.
My Grade- B-
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics-17% RT users-70%
IDMB- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0890870/
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