Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tobin Bell | ... | Jigsaw / John Kramer | |
Costas Mandylor | ... | Lt. Mark Hoffman | |
Scott Patterson | ... | Agent Peter Strahm | |
Betsy Russell | ... | Jill Tuck | |
Lyriq Bent | ... | Lt. Daniel Rigg | |
Athena Karkanis | ... | Agent Lindsey Perez | |
Louis Ferreira | ... | Art Blank (as Justin Louis) | |
Simon Reynolds | ... | Lamanna | |
Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Eric Matthews | |
Angus Macfadyen | ... | Jeff Denlon | |
Shawnee Smith | ... | Amanda Young (archive footage) | |
Bahar Soomekh | ... | Lynn Denlon | |
Dina Meyer | ... | Detective Allison Kerry | |
Mike Realba | ... | Detective Fisk | |
Marty Adams | ... | Ivan Landsness |
Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences. Written by Lionsgate
It's a rare occurrence, but get ready to see this more then once. Saw 4 plays more like a detective story lifted from a page of a who-dun-it novel. This time, we delve deeper into John's past, his ex-wife, and the real secrets about what made him Jigsaw. During his autopsy, it's reveled his stomach contains an audio tape. The tape warns that his work will continue.
It seems that die-hard fans don't wish to know about what's in the story, since I had to re-edit my comment so that none of the story would be revealed (except that which you see in the ads anyway). In my previous comment, I said nothing about the ending, yet just giving away some of the plot is enough of a no-no. I don't blame them, since this 4th outing has too many elements that make it easier to predict what's going to happen. Regardless, you'd have to be some kind of rare genius to figure out what will happen in the end.
The series has flowed like a smooth, well-oiled Rube Goldberg machine. It's the most complex of the bunch, in some ways, outdoing the previous ones. I repeat: it begs to be watched again. Just when you thought that the previous Saw Traps had done everything they can to a human body, this one has some clever ones of it's own (not as gruesome as Saw 3, though). The autopsy scene is set to the extreme; the MPAA stating that most viewers have now gotten used to seeing programs like CSI and other medical procedures, so they let this slide easier.
Deceptive, dark, very edgy and well written, the Saw series can easily end here. It's almost necessary to have watched the previous Saws, but can stand on it's own as one of the best of the chapters. Of course, it leaves it open for yet another in the series, which will be in production soon. I don't know when I will tire of the series, but honestly, I can't wait to see what other delicious traps they cook up next.