Very well executed

Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Agent Strahm is dead, and FBI agent Erickson draws nearer to Hoffman. Meanwhile, a pair of insurance executives find themselves in another game set by Jigsaw. I didn't enjoy Saw V and Saw VI is the exact same horrible mess that the previous installment was i mean don't expect anything more than just blood and people having to sacrifice their parts such a hand or a leg nothing more to see here. Except a bunch of awful perfomances and Hoffman somehow is like the most clever person of all time or something. Such a pathetic film and entry. (F)

'Saw VI' was a shock to many fans, myself included. A film that managed to surpass its predecessors, with the exception of the original, whilst still maintaining the gore, the franchise is famous for. The story is not doze inducing, the acting a substantial improvement over 'Saw V' and the traps the most inventive of the series. It even has relevance to the current day health care scheme and that makes 'Saw VI' all the more compelling to watch.'Saw VI' continues minutes after the end of 'Saw V'. Agent Strahm was crushed by two walls, Detective Hoffman (an aggressively angry Costas Mandylor), the new Jigsaw killer leaves the scene Scott free. Jill (Jigsaw's wife) accepted her husband's actions by the start of 'Saw V', she provides Hoffman with several numbered envelopes. Jigsaw's possibly final test for members of a healthcare company is outlined within them. Whilst Hoffman starts the new game, he must avoid arousing the suspicions of Agents Perez and Erickson who have acquired a Jigsaw tape from a test. They are analysing a distorted voice in the hope of finding out the identity of Jigsaw's accomplice. The victim of the game is William; he is the CEO of a health care company with unfair policies. In his four tests he must help members of the firm, whilst reaching his family before he runs out of time.'Saw VI' is surprisingly very entertaining, this garners further merit as this is of course the sixth instalment in a Horror franchise. Because there is so much variety and little lapses of time where nothing intriguing happens, we remain for the majority of the runtime transfixed and glued to the screen. If you never liked the 'Saw' films, then I would not advise you to see this for numerous reasons. Firstly, the gore will be too much to handle, although it is not in repugnant excess like 'Saw V' and this film's successor. Secondly, you will not have the faintest idea of what is going on. The 'Saw' saga has interconnecting story threads running through all of the films. It is therefore essential to watch the first five 'Saw' films before viewing this one. Therein lays Saw VI's biggest problem which cannot be helped. As many of the sequels are ponderous affairs of little value.The traps that William faces are my absolute favourite of the series. That's because they do not provide easy challenges and do not rely on gore, but quick thinking and an abundance of skill. Did I mention pain? There's that too. The first trap excels because of its simplicity. Jigsaw puts William face to face with the Janitor from the company. William is healthy, the Janitor not so. According to the policy of the company, the Janitor's will to live is less than that of William's; as Jigsaw puts it "when faced with death, who should live, versus who will live are two entirely separate things". Without the need for Rube Goldberg style torture devices, when one thing leads to another chain reaction, the franchise finds its footing at last. It is the simple consequences that have the highest effect and overall lasting impact on the audience. The gore is toned down, so you are in no danger of fainting here. Other traps focus on simple harsh decisions such as helping a friend out through the sacrifice of blood and coming face to face with the person you are effectively killing. It's an interesting choice, made all the more potent by the political undertones of the picture.The acting this time around is great, or as great as any Horror will ever be. Peter Outerbridge as William brings overconfidence and bigheadedness. It is impressive to see him smarmy in the first act and all of his power and influence on the people surrounding him diminished by the third. The film's colour palette is mainly formed from cold blues and industrial browns, each location giving off distinctiveness from the last. It makes you feel untrustworthy of the characters. With 'Saw VI' they use the tension to their advantage and by somewhat withholding the guts, they delve deeper into the film and hint at healthcare policies. This makes 'Saw VI' a truly memorable entry and return to form for the franchise.The film's pacing is succinct and edited for maximum impact. I never felt disengaged and would have gladly watched the film run over two hours in length. Charlie Clouser makes key use of his underplayed score. You feel on edge and the score knows when to be noticed. Listen to how it seamlessly blends when characters are engaging in the traps. This is a close to perfect Horror soundtrack. The camera work is solid and allows for complex movements, you always pick up on something you missed the previous time; providing a new experience every time you revisit 'Saw VI'.If you wanted something else to be happy about then you are in luck. We see the return of Jigsaw and Amanda; this is because there are many flashbacks showing how they devised the traps for the previous instalments. Although not essential to the story we get character development and 'Saw VI' utilises this to its fullest potential.'Saw VI' is the high point of the sequels. By withholding the excess levels of blood found in the other instalments, the filmmakers delve deeper into economic issues and ask posing questions about society. Don't worry though, there are plenty of traps, suspense and surprises to make even part time fans enthralled from beginning to its killer twist at the end. 'Saw VI' proves there is plenty of blood left in its veins yet.

Just when I expected the Saw franchise to turn for the worst, Saw VI surpassed any expectations I once had about a decrease in quality. First off, there are some political motives behind this movie, although I don't really agree with, it was actually a nice touch. With past films I was all about the continuity of the storyline; however my all-time favorite trap scene appeared in this film, the shotgun carousel. In my opinion it is by far the most ballsy and unsettling trap yet. Also, the flow and process going behind the background of Jigsaw was way more complex and thought provoking than any other film. Finally, the addition of the new characters meshed excellently with the returning cast. This ending, unlike Saw V, absolutely threw me for a loop on what was going to happen. It isn't at all the most shocking of endings but it did give me the chills. Not a bad horror flick and a surprisingly good sequel in Saw VI (7/10).

I found Parts II, III and IV of the Saw series increasingly tedious, so much so that I left it six years before watching Part V. I was pleasantly surprised, then, to (eventually) find that the fifth instalment marked a turning point, the plot-line becoming a bit more interesting with Agent Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) taking on the mantle of Jigsaw, the gore being even more graphic, and the makers clearly taking matters with a welcome pinch of salt (the extreme nature of some of the gruesome traps bordering on self-parody). I was having fun at last.The series continues to improve with Part VI, which develops the Hoffman character further, ladles on even more revolting splatter, and steadfastly refuses to get bogged down with trifling matters such as the cash, time, and skill required to build such amazing methods of torture. Part VI simply gets on with entertaining the fans, with a twisty-turny narrative and bucket-loads of the red stuff.This time around, Jigsaw has assembled a group of despicable life-insurance business-people, and proceeds to teach them that choosing between life and death should not be an easy decision to make. As a result, bodies are blasted, crushed, hung, and, in the film's most revolting scene, melted from the inside with a highly corrosive acid. Meanwhile, the F.B.I. are closing in on Hoffman, although Kramer's wife Jill Tuck (Betsy Russell) also has a surprise in store for the deviant agent. Rather surprisingly, this satisfyingly sick chapter has left me looking forward to more Saw.7.5/10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.