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Scott Tobias, AV Club: Adding a layer of social significance isn't the worst strategy for a franchise that keeps piling on the convoluted mythos, yet hasn't changed its risible mix of mechanized death and tongue-clucking morality. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Who knew that the franchise's creators would eventually find a plot twist that made sense? Read more
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: The usual critiques apply: terrible acting, zero suspense, laughable logic and the promise of another one next year. Read more
Adam Graham, Detroit News: Saw VI doesn't come close to reigniting the spark of the original, but at least it approaches coherence, which is more than can be said for the last several installments of the series. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The Saw series long ago cannibalized its cleverest bloodbath gimmicks, but now it's figured out a new way to torture us: by taking a barb-wire stab at political relevance. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: These movies lack a whole lot of panache. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: This script, by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, has a more lyrical bent, and a more satiric bite, than any of the other Saw sequels. Read more
Rob Nelson, Variety: A film so frighteningly familiar it could well be called Saw It Already. Read more
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: If you haven't followed the series up until now, there's not much point in trying to catch up. Read more