Saw III
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Metascore
48 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Angus MacFadyen, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell
  • Summary: With his new apprentice Amanda (Smith), Jigsaw, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police, has once again eluded capture and vanished. While two city detectives scramble to locate him, they are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard. (Lionsgate)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    80
    That may not exactly thrill those who admire the Saw films only for their splatter quotient, but all told, this is a more affecting study in grief, guilt and human frailty than "Babel."
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    60
    Unlike the disturbingly mysterious original, Saw III is a neatly wrapped-up package that explains everything -- including Jigsaw's evil contraptions and the background of his crazed female assistant.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordona
    60
    Bottom line, those in the "Saw" factory know their audience and have brought along the appropriate buckets and bibs. Even devotees, however, may note pacing problems and tire of Jigsaw's selective omnipotence.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    38
    Just like its increasingly wan antihero, this blood-soaked series is on its last legs.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 63
  3. Negative: 17 out of 63
  1. MatthewT.
    10
    It's Amanda's story and is really pretty brilliant and heartbreaking. It's the best of the three.
  2. bobt.
    8
    Saw 3 is easily the best Saw movie in the triology. For once, the acting is way better than the first two, especially the first one. Saw 3 shows how sick and messed up Jigsaw is but yet it shows his reason behind things and how he gives people a chance to survive the games rather than just torture. It also shows the downfall of Amanda and how no one can be Jigsaw. The movie is much more "dark" than the other two and I like that. It has its twists, although the other two, in my opinion, had better twists. But, Saw 3 has better plot and character development, and of course, it has blood, tons of it.… Expand
  3. Official
    7
    Brimming with new ideas as the filmmakers hide the plot until the end where they reveal everything out. The film has even more blood and gore than the previous two - many audiences will not be able to stomach it down. My score: 79/100… Expand
  4. VeraA.
    4
    Stylish and impressive, but that's only for a horror movie. It achives cheap scares through old tricks and new gore but really leaves you dissapointed at the end. Lets hope 4,5 and 6 are better than the first three. My ratings for the movies thus far: Saw -7.1 Saw ||- 3.4 Saw |||- 3.9. The first was the best because it played with real character development and showed plot twists while achiving low-budget but brillant scares and always keeping you intrested with good acting. The second was only there for the purpose of money and proved to be a complete waste of time: Watching people brutally suffer for pleasure while showing no real plot and just making the viewer sligtly disturbed with ketchup gore. The Third: A girl takes control of the killing making it more fun. But the unorginal scares and copy-cat script makes the movie dull and uneffective. The gore is real but not revolutionary and the acting is all together dreadful. The Saws, in general, suck.… Expand

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