Scott Patterson, Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor

Jigsaw, as well as his apprentice Amanda, have died. After hearing of Detective Kerry's murder, two veteran FBI agents, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, assist Detective Hoffman in sorting out the remain...( read more  read more... )s of Jigsaw's last game. However, SWAT Team Commander Rigg has been put into a deadly game himself, and has only an hour and a half to prevail over a series of twisted, horrifying traps to save an old friend, as well as himself, from a grisly demise.

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R, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman

Release Date: October 26, 2007

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DVD Release Date: January 22, 2008

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  • October 27, 2009
    Now you might think that from my title I'm going to slate Saw 4, well I'm not.

    Like most I'm an avid fan of the series and when Halloween rolls around I'm always wondering will it be good how you keep a genre like Horror fresh.

    Well they done it again while don't get me wrong t...( read more)here is a lot of gore in there its seems a lot more toned down and more apportite for the film instead of just torture torture torture, which I feel really helps the film develop into its own skin.

    The story line focuses more on jigsaw's back story this time round and how he became to who he was at the end of Saw 3, this allowment of character development I feel is vital to the story as we have always wanted to know more about the man behind the machine.

    The story also focuses on Rigg and his story into the sick world of Saw, this film picks up where Saw 3 left off so its the same thing that Jeff went through he has to try help other people decide their own fate.

    The ending is a good one but obviously never as good as the first one its safe to say I doubt they will ever be able to recapture what they had to begin with.

    My advice for anyone still waiting to watch this film is keep an open mind about it and never set expectations too high because this is a good film and you should really give it a try before dismissing it.
  • August 26, 2009
    I like the way it explains why Jigsaw is such a nasty man but its a bit unnecessary in places and gets a bit complicated at the end, you need to watch the films back to back to really understand it. Not sure how they can continue the franchise without Tobin Bell now though!?
  • March 29, 2009
    One of the better in the series... The storyline continues its evolution and packs a tantalizing twist at the end. In this installment, attention to dialogue and detail will only make the guilty pleasure of viewing the Saw films work.
  • January 4, 2009
    the aim of their game was to work together and to help keep all five alive, unlike "survival of the fittest", as they had all thought is a running theme through the Saw movies that shows in Saw V. Unfortunately or Fortunately you have to watch I, II, III, and V for Saw IV to make...( read more) any sense. Lyric Bent is good in this film and so is Wahlberg. Shame how they both character die and the Jigsaw killer continues.
  • November 30, 2008
    Le principe des suites étant très largement basé sur la surenchère, ce quatrième volet est de loin le plus gore de la licence. La recette de base reste néanmoins inchangée et ne saura décevoir aucun fan, fussent-ils les plus acharnés : deux doigts de philosophie light auxquels vi...( read more)ennent rapidement s'ajouter plusieurs hectolitres d'hémoglobine et autres éviscérations ponctuelles.
    Les gens font semblant. Semblant de savoir. Semblant de comprendre. Il est ici question de les confronter à la seule réalité qui soit : celle du corps, puisque quatre murs font une maison. (Oui, on a dit light, hein.)
    Des balafres, donc. Le séquençage ultra saccadé quasi stroboscopique façon MTV, s'il sert de façon incontestablement efficace la crudité de l'action et le rythme effréné du film, il semble ici par moment proposer un artifice supplémentaire cherchant à étoffer plus encore des scènes déjà très denses par elles-mêmes. Cela peut en outre s'avérer sensiblement périlleux pour tout spectateur épileptique.

    Des défauts subsistent donc : des longueurs se font ressentir après qu'une plombe et sa moitié se soient écoulées : l'on se sent piquer du nez, cocooné par la chaleur utérine de la climatisation de la salle et ses velours pourpres aux reflets chatoyants.

    Vient ensuite le problème des flash backs : l'on vient expliquer, comme cela se fait dans Fight Club ou ...Columbo, ce que le spectateur neuneu n'a forcément pas compris, puisqu'il est précisément un neuneu. Autant dire que mon égo n'apprécie pas du tout d'être ainsi amalgamé à la majorité de bas du front qui peuple cette sphère.

    Ainsi cette oeuvre se savoure jusqu'à la dernière goûte pourrait-on dire, puisque le générique de fin propose, similairement au 1er volet, une douceur métallique en guise de dessert qui vient conclure ce copieux banquet sanguinolant. Le rendez-vous est pris pour le cinquième volet d'une série rentable et désormais bien rodée.
  • November 2, 2009
    When watched from beginning to end, the Saw films make much more sense, and are good horror fun. The sequels, such as this, cover the numerous plot holes from the first, while still managing to maintain some nice twists, and a sense of irony. If you skipped any of the other fil...( read more)ms (or haven't seen them in a while), this one will make little sense and turn into a confusing gore fest.
  • October 30, 2009
    It's a rare occurrence, but get ready to see this more then once. Saw 4 plays more like a detective story lifted from a page of a who-dun-it novel. This time, we delve deeper into John's past, his ex-wife, and the real secrets about what made him Jigsaw. During his autopsy, it's ...( read more)reveled his stomach contains an audio tape. The tape warns that his work will continue.

    It seems that die-hard fans don't wish to know about what's in the story, since I had to re-edit my comment so that none of the story would be revealed (except that which you see in the ads anyway). In my previous comment, I said nothing about the ending, yet just giving away some of the plot is enough of a no-no. I don't blame them, since this 4th outing has too many elements that make it easier to predict what's going to happen. Regardless, you'd have to be some kind of rare genius to figure out what will happen in the end.

    The series has flowed like a smooth, well-oiled Rube Goldberg machine. It's the most complex of the bunch, in some ways, outdoing the previous ones. I repeat: it begs to be watched again. Just when you thought that the previous Saw Traps had done everything they can to a human body, this one has some clever ones of it's own (not as gruesome as Saw 3, though). The autopsy scene is set to the extreme; the MPAA stating that most viewers have now gotten used to seeing programs like CSI and other medical procedures, so they let this slide easier.

    Deceptive, dark, very edgy and well written, the Saw series can easily end here. It's almost necessary to have watched the previous Saws, but can stand on it's own as one of the best of the chapters. Of course, it leaves it open for yet another in the series, which will be in production soon. I don't know when I will tire of the series, but honestly, I can't wait to see what other delicious traps they cook up next.
  • October 28, 2009
    This is now just another franchise now, the plot was worn out and forgotten about a long time ago. It's now just a film about ingenious ways to kill.
  • October 27, 2009
    I wasn't a movie, i think it was a poor effort to continue with the history. Just a few interesting parts, that's all
  • October 27, 2009
    they r all the same?????

Critic Reviews


October 29, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

After two solid entries and an OK one, the franchise is getting long in the tooth: This one is Saw It Be-IV. full review

October 26, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

An excessively convoluted rehash of its predecessors. full review

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  • ratedRvampire
    February 23, 2009
    we are?
  • DarkCloud16
    October 27, 2008
    Loved the blood, but the ending was kinda predictable
  • movieaddict15
    October 2, 2008
    wow!i have to say this is another great movie since the 1st one..i liked the twist, storyline casting everything..another torturing movie..i wud say two thumbs of for all the crew,writer, cast and the director!!wow this is so amazing..i wonder hoe the writer keeps the excitement of all the saw movies..now im excited for the next saw v... after this is one of my favorite suspense movie of all time.....
  • conafa
    June 15, 2008
    that movie were one of the most wonderful movies hollywood have ever presented.
    what ipressed me was not the views or the situations or a focused characters die
    its the idea of the movie when you understand it at the end of the movie.
  • DarknessInMyGrip
    May 31, 2008
    love the twist and turns in the movie. series is great and can't wait to see the 5th. feel sorry for the people that can't think and keep up with the movie. def going to be one for the collection

    for all of you that didn't get the movie here's a hint the beginning is the end
  • evacai
    March 20, 2008
    i have not finished watching it yet
    coz our dvd sucks....
  • GymNetic25
    March 16, 2008
    Yet another long drawn out "SAW" Series that should just END!!!! This film from the moment you watched it was very bizarre. I would have to say though one word to describe this film.. and that is "indescribable". I didn't last long watching this garbage of a movie. If u ever see this series please be sure to just watch only the 1st film which is the best and actually makes sense.

    1/2 star..if even that
  • pavacri23
    February 23, 2008
    like the first one you have to think to understand it
  • sportboy
    February 22, 2008
    Well I haven't watched this but this got to me a want to see movie for me.
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