Rarely in recent years has a series of films divided audiences in the way the Saw franchise has managed. To some, the films are cult classics that have helped define the modern horror genre, to others, the seemingly endless run of sequels have tried but ultimately failed to recreate the brilliance that was the first, and widely regarded, best Saw instalment. Billed as ‘the final chapter’, we were intrigued to discover if this would indeed prove to be the final piece of the jigsaw.
As a teaser of the new series of torture devices to come, the films’ two key storylines are briefly held back whilst for the first time, a ‘moral test’ is played out in front of the public. Following the inevitable bloodshed, the film is poised to release onto its audience more traps than ever before seen in one Saw instalment. Herein however lies our first issue. Having seemingly challenged themselves to cram as many traps as possible into a 90 minute window, the time needed to develop both the storyline and the characters is lost.
Picking up from the end of Saw XI, The Final Chapter finds Jigsaw’s Widow Jill running to the police to save herself from her husband’s former partner, Detective Hoffman. In exchange for immunity, Jill is willing to share all she knows of the Jigsaw murders. Sensing the police to be closing in on him, Hoffman appears intent on seeking revenge on Jill, a character many will feel saddened to see reduced to the role of a seemingly weak and frightened individual, having previously been portrayed as the strength behind Jigsaw.
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