Jigsaw: Movie Review (No Spoilers)
Yes, as critics have pointed out numerous times, don't see Jigsaw if you don't like gore or the Saw franchise. It's as simple as that. You will hate it. If this is not the case, feel free to read further. Ah, another Halloween with a new Saw movie to keep us in the grisly spirit of wincing and laughing at tortured and lost souls! I am partially kidding... but of course, there are endless opportunities here to remember that you must "cherish your life", a message that will repeat so often that it will feel like a slap to the face, or rather, a rusty nail-garnished baseball bat to the head. In all seriousness, this is what I want from a Halloween movie and nothing more. As I get older I find that I want to cherish Halloween more, and would rather not spend it pondering existentially about the horrifying historical cases of demonic possession while forcing myself to keep the lights off watching The Exorcist or The Conjuring (both incredible movies, however, ...