Saw III
UK Release Date: 27 October 2006 Certification: 18 Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Cast: Tobin Bell, Angus Macfadyen, Dina Meyer, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Donnie Wahlberg Rating: 22 % Review: What a mess of a film. Several abandoned subplots, an incoherent story and a band of incredibly unlikeable characters. This is where I think the franchise will lose my interest. Other than a few scenes towards the beginning of the film that were slightly unsettling, Saw III isn't scary and a huge departure in quality from the first two. Saw III relies solely on gore in an attempt to scare/shock the audience. But when the traps appear unwinnable and so much blood is shown it becomes desensitised. Horror films often get a bad rep for having their characters making the worst possible decisions in important situations. I think that's unwarranted but it is certainly the case in Saw III . Jeff (Angus Macfadyen) is the most frustrating character in horr...