![]() It was originally supposed to open last May, but was delayed to this year as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spiral is set to hit theaters Friday, May 21. I felt like I could have stepped outside and the movies still would have continued. Jackson ( Marvel's Secret Invasion) plays Zeke's father, Marcus Banks. Marisol Nichols ( Riverdale) and Zoie Palmer ( Dark Matter) round out the rest of the principal cast.īousman also explained why he exited the franchise in the first place, stating that it had become "such a well-oiled machined. He plays Detective Zeke Banks, a New York City homicide cop who starts investigating a string of grisly killings throughout the Big Apple, which are somehow connected to the infamous Jigsaw killer. Max Minghella ( The Handmaid's Tale) takes on the role of Zeke's young partner, Detective William Schenk, while Samuel L. ![]() Not content to stay behind-the-scenes, Rock is also Spiral's leading man. He would make these obscure references and I'd be like, 'How the f*** do you know that?'" "He's not only got the genre, he was kind of an expert in it. This is much more about character, tension, and fear."īeing a comedian by trade, though, Rock helped infuse the screenplay (written by series veterans Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger) with some "outrageously hilarious" elements that helps offset the film's more nihilistic elements. Gore and violence is no longer a gimmick - it just serves the story. Gore and violence was the gimmick, I think. We wanted it to feel much more like Se7en, but it has so many ties to the mythos of Saw . ![]() He pitched this very elaborate, dense idea," director Darren Lynn Bousman, who previously helmed Saws II - IV, told Empire Magazine for the publication's March 2021 issue. That idea eventually became Spiral: From the Book of Saw, which hopes to reboot the franchise with a dark and gritty take that steers clear of the torture porn formula. This installment outright sucked.What's in the box?! Chris Rock wasn't playing any Jigsaw-type games when he approached the head of Lionsgate at a friend's wedding and pitched them a brand-new project set within the Saw universe. The franchise should have stopped a long time ago. This sequel reboot better known nowadays as a requel was none of the above. The original Saw franchise was gripping, intense and engaging. the film worked hard to set up for the final reveal but by the time it arrived, most would have given up already. The stylistic elements were admirable but the vaudevillian performances made the film seem like it was setting up for one final joke. As the layers of corruption were unpeeled, so were the viewers’ patience. The movie would have been better off to cast a newbie for the part.Īnother disconnect? Instead of the usual team dynamic, the victims were picked off one by one, with Zeke being the main target of the challenge. You kept waiting for him to drop a punchline. Its just that his demeanor, coupled with his voice just seemed whiny, instead of tough. Its not for the lack of trying in the part of funnyman Chris Rock. Everyone was either overacting or underacting. But Jackson’s presence alone was not enough to save the movie.Īlso, there were attempts to misdirect from the real copycat, but the very bad acting of the rest of the cast, including Chris Rock really sunk the movie. Jackson, an undisputed legend of the action genre and all. Sure, there were attempts to capture the audience’s interest with the casting of Samuel L. There was no extraordinary twist to trump previous twists in the franchise. There was no John Kramer type character whose subtle brilliance made the twists at the end so satisfying. Apart from the gory tests, and the mechanical contraptions, Spiral did not command any of the elements that made the original franchise so effective. Years later, a copycat Jigsaw killer is going after dirty cops and picks out Zeke to take the test. Synopsis: After blowing the whistle on his former partner, Zeke Banks (Chris Rock) has been ostracized by everyone in the force. Jackson as a victim and Chris Rock as a maverick detective should be fired. Spiral: From the Book of Saw was so ridiculous it was laughable.
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