Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests. Saw V once again feels like the same bad film than most of the Saw installments were plus i haven't seen a worse ending in my entire life than this. This franchise loves to kill the hero and it knows it and unfortunately it also kills any excitement for me to actually enjoy this movies as well. Skip Saw 5 by any way as possible as you can. (0/10)

The fifth installment of the prolific and grotesque horror series picks up where the previous film left off but this time whoever is carrying out the terrible Jigsaw murders is not giving any mercy to the victims even after they comply with the sick rules. Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) stumbled onto the scene of the third film and was set to die but made a last minute decision to puncture his throat so he can breathe while his head is trapped in a box full of water. Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) is surprised to see that someone has survived the horrors of Jigsaw. Jill (Betsy Russell), the wife of John Kramer (Tobin Bell), is given a box of John's belongings after his death. Hoffman must cover up his role in Jigsaw latest puzzle even as he receives a note that someone knows his identity. With a hole in his throat healing, Strahm suspects Hoffman of some wrongdoing.The main trap of this film starts with five people tied together. They each have on a collar that will pull their head back into a sharp blade. There are boxes with keys on them that they can only reach if they hurt someone else. Charles (Carlo Rota) seems to know something about the other victims. Mallick (Greg Bryk) goes for the key first but Charles pulls him back and gets his own key first. Four of them make it out while one woman has her head cut off. Dan Erikson (Mark Rolston) tells Strahm to take time off but the FBI agent pursues his investigation of Hoffman learning that the detective's sister was murdered by a man who was sliced in half in the first scene by a scythe. The four survivors learn more about each other. Luba (Meagan Good) is the daughter of a wealthy sports team owner, Charles is a reporter, Mallick a trust fund kid, and Brit (Julie Benz) just has a boring job in real estate.Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com

For those who are Roman numeral challenged, "Saw V" is the fifth movie of the "Saw" series. Mostly this movie is about one of Jigsaw's proteges and how this person came to be just that. It's a somewhat interesting origin story; and of course, "Saw V" has the traps (half of which are a bit boring compared to the previous "Saw" movies), the cruel and bloody choices the victims have to make to "redeem" themselves, the frenetic editing, the fast pacing, and the lean sets. What we no longer get are the clever, non-linear story-telling that gives us several twists and surprises in the end.The shenanigans are also amped up in "Saw V." Many traps are huge, set pieces that would take an army of MIT grads with lots of disposable cash to set up. But we are to believe two or three people (including a near-death cancer patient) did all this. There is a limit to suspension of disbelief. Also, there's a difference between suspension of disbelief, and suspension of b.s. The former is fairly easy for moviegoers to do; the latter…not so much.My most memorable, movie moment of "Saw V" is the scene when two victims put their arms in traps that have buzzsaws so that enough blood can be drawn to release the locks and set them free. Gruesome, cringeworthy, and a bit funny because both victims were making faces that looked like they were having orgasms.This fifth installment of the "Saw" series continues the downward slide — regarding the quality of the script — that was started in "Saw IV," a strong sign that maybe it's time to put this baby to bed.Mannysmemorablemoviemoments

Upon viewing Saw V, marked the first time I seen a definite slip in the franchise. The cast that was thrown in a group as the core group to get through the traps were really undeveloped and had weak characters. Only Hoffman and Strahm had relevant roles in this film and they both lacked character than even the previous film. The death scenes, or known as traps to Saw fans, didn't quite seem as unique to past films either. It seems the writers had a good run because they are beginning to drop the ball with their films. I give the film kudos for staying true to the story and bringing back past cast members, which is important in my book, but in the end it was quite the letdown. Watch Saw V (5/10) immediately after the forth film to receive any sort of satisfaction for watching this sub-par horror flick.