Last night, Frani and I watched the last in the Saw soap operas before the most recent, Saw X, which is entitled Spiral: From the Book of Saw. I gotta say it’s on par with Jigsaw in terms of strength and story. While Jigsaw felt more like it was in line with the previous Saw films, this one stands on its own as a more urban focused take on the Jigsaw copycat killer concept. It functions outside of that original methodology by being detached from the Tobin Bell-led series.
Our lead is played by Chris Rock, who is solid despite painting the corners of his speech with brief but effective comic schpiels. He gives an air of humor the other Saw films lack, while providing a dead serious character who’s dialogue crackles regardless . This film proves Rock is more than a comedian, even though he didn’t embarrass himself as far back as New Jack City (which he hilariously references here).
Someone is John Kramering corrupt cops, and since Rock seems to be the only straight detective on the force, our Jigsaw wannabe decides to connect with him after his “games”. Rock is stuck with a rookie partner, an effective performance from Max Minghella of The Handmaids Tale, to help piece all of this together.
This is a much better film, and much better Saw film than it has been given credit for, and I think those who disregarded it ought to give it a second look.
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