 What is going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overlord here, so this will be my review for spirals no spoilers So don't worry. I just saw the film later this or earlier this evening at this time when you see it It'll be Wednesday morning when you hear this I saw it Tuesday night So this movie honestly impressed me in more ways than one Not to say that it was the most amazing saw film to ever be created But this is definitely up there with those first three films I'm honestly gonna have to put it right next to saw two I'm gonna put this movie above saw three. I'm gonna put this film above saw three right next to saw two Definitely impressed with this movie overall. I came out of the theater Mostly with more pros than cons this movie does a good job It realizing what worked so well for that original film while also doing Everything that you have come to love about those Later sequels including all the gory things that you would want to see in a saw from there present Tobin Bell unfortunately While the jigsaw killer is not present in this film He is very much felt throughout since his name is brought up many times This is coming to us of course from chris rock who had an original idea for the for the film And it's about him working in the shadows of his father He plays the character detective ezekiel zeke banks and he partners with a rookie to take charge of an investigation Into a grisly murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city's gruesome past Unwilling unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery zeke finds himself at the center of the killer's morbid game Now the film also stars samuel jackson max mingela marisol nickle. So you see on your screen here um, and then zoe palmer now Like I said, this film Understands what worked for that saw for that original saw film I very much felt them the psychological aspect up in this entry Definitely was one of the things that were Becoming lesser as the series was progressing was just becoming mostly about you know What convoluted narrative can we throw at you this time while throwing while showing you a sequence of just gruesome kills For the rest of the film. That's my honest opinion on what those sequels were becoming after the third film Because again, I am a fan of the original film, but that those sequels I can honestly just Sometimes I don't even bother watching them. I mean, it's not that they're unwatchable It's just they're they're very convoluted after the third film in my opinion This movie spiral from the book of salt is a nice restart Uh, nice reset button. Honestly, it's not doing anything overly impressive in terms of the narrative twist that comes Like we all know will happen indefinitely in any of these films. They're they're known for their twist So you're gonna have a twist here. Uh, I was satisfied with the twist I think the twist is something that is something that will make sense It it doesn't have too many question marks to it. There are some things that are logically flawed about the film honestly though at the end of the day, but still at At the end of the day with the performances from chris rock who definitely shocked me the most in this role And samuel jackson who there's never been a performer from samuel jackson and I have Had to give a thumbs down to he he is amazing in this role Um as ezekiel's father played by chris rock again chris rock surprises me the most here There are some times where I feel like his There are some moments of dialogue in the film where you obviously know that he had a helping hand And writing some of this stuff in here and there might be a word or two that you probably don't want to hear anymore after seeing this film So the dialogue might be a little bit of an issue I will say that's one of the negatives that I have with the film some of the dialogue, but other than that Definitely more into telling a story And progressing and seeing this story Build up to its climax with a resolution and everything coming together in a nice bow Not necessarily the neatest bow, but it's just nice to see a saw film That once again is going back to putting an interest in developing and telling a A story that keeps your keeps your interest through the entire film not to say that the other movies are boring or anything But it's just like I feel like there was more Less focus on telling a story more so than there was focus on getting the goriest thing You can display on screen and there is a lot of gore in this film spiral is not without any gore It is not holding back This is definitely up there with some of the best gore sequences that I've seen in this franchise The cinematography is just amazing. The way this movie looks it's nothing but compliments to everything and it helps Set the mood so well it helps keeps you locked in throughout the whole entire ride We have the returning director as well who we know has participated in the other saw films Darren Lynn Boseman He does an amazing job just keeping you engaged and this film is just very There is no pausing or any time to breathe honestly from the moment the credits roll Or not the credits roll from the moment the first shot is on on your screen spiral will keep your attention very tense very uh It'll get your heart going it'll definitely keep you engaged and the traps the traps of course are just as inventive as ever I'm not saying that these traps are something that will be. Oh my gosh. Wow, but it's just like nice to see some traps that once again Are inventive is Honestly after jigsaw. I was certain this franchise was not going to be able to bounce back spiral Again, it's not without its flaws by no means. It's not a perfect film. It's not better than the original I did like the movie overall. It is a well made film It just has some narrative hiccups along the way And some moments from chris rock with his performance could have been better Honestly, that's just my honest opinion. Samuel jackson knocked it out of the park chris rock He did fine for what he was given. He did not come across as like being miscast Overly in the film. There were some moments where I'm like, okay, maybe you aren't the best fit for this But overall chris rock. He surprised the hell out of me. He did a great job in this type of film And everyone involved Delivered terrific performances the nods to john kramer are present, of course And the way everything comes together in the end It's very pleasing very pleasing the only thing I will say is that uh The social commentary that this film goes for which if you've seen the trailers and you've seen the numerous clips And you know what the general synopsis is this is something that would fit this franchise Given the nature of what jigsaw john kramer has done in the past over the course of those other films This is a franchise that Has room to make comments on these situations these type of situations that are going on in today's society because It's been addressed before in the throughout the franchise But now this movie is just all about those smaller aspects of previous saw sequels now Where it's about an entire police department Uh, so I really enjoyed the film I think it is going to shock a lot of you in terms of how it plays out Well, let me know what you guys think about all this down in the comment section below If you haven't already make sure you subscribe turn on post notification in this video in the description I have links on my social media accounts on facebook twitter and instagram you can message me there Of course, let me does any movies news reviews you'd like me to cover in the future I'm going to go ahead and give this movie an honest seven out of 10 and with all that in mind guys I will see you in the next video