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Saw 4

Horror. Mystery. Thriller Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive at the depleted police precinct to help veteran Detective Hoffman sift through Jigsaw's latest grizzly game of victims, as well as piece together the puzzle. But then SWAT Commander Rigg, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw, is suddenly abducted. Thrust into the madman's harrowing game, ... [+]
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
"'Saw IV' is no 'Saw III'. Just as 'Saw III' is no 'Saw II'. But neither Lionsgate, the 'Saw' distributor, nor the North American box office seems to care. I always leave thinking, maybe this time. Oh well."  NEG
United StatesUnited States
New York Post
New York Post
"Butcher shops are bloody, too, but they’re not scary."  NEG
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
BBC
BBC
"It's a cut above the rest of 'Saw''s sequels (...) It's deeply unsettling; just like a horror movie should be (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"  POS
United StatesUnited States
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"This fourth entry in the mutilate-yourself-or-die series joins what may be the worst genre of the decade: the lamely 'sympathetic' serial-killer backstory."  NEG
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Empire
Empire
"Sorry, Jigsaw – your time is up. This machine is broken (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"  NEG
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The New York Times
The New York Times
"Over the course of two sequels, the “Saw” franchise took a novel, if distasteful, idea and basically tortured it to death."  NEG
United StatesUnited States IGN "A gripping, breathlessly paced thriller that will keep you engaged throughout."  POS
United StatesUnited States
ReelViews
ReelViews
"[It] functions as a drawn-out, tedious epilogue to a series that began with an energetic bang three years ago with 'Saw', then progressively lost momentum, coherence, and intelligence with each successive annual installment (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"  NEG
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AV Club
AV Club
"A commercially savvy though ultimately empty combination of warped morality tale, mystery, gore-fest, and torture porn"  NEG
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