Rotten
Like the movie's mysterious Jigsaw doppelganger, Saw IV is itself a poor substitute for the original (or even the first two sequels).
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
Saw IV
You thought it was over...but the games have just begun.
2007 · 1h 33m · R
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman
Overview
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
Director and cast
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18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The reports of torture porn's demise may have been greatly exaggerated, but this fourth entry in the mutilate-yourself-or-die series joins what may be the worst genre of the decade: the lamely ''sympathetic'' serial-killer backstory.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
This death trap may be rusty, but as long as it keeps generating fresh blood, it's unlikely to slam shut anytime soon.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
Just as Jigsaw tests his victims, the franchise's own test will be whether such suspension can be maintained, or if matters lapse into a torture chamber of self-parody.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Rotten
An incomprehensible cacophony of screams, shock cuts, dour pseudo-philosophizing, heavy metal mutilation and low-rent TV-standard performances.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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