Saw VI

SAW VI (2009) - Oct. 27, 2009
Slightly better than the last few films in the Saw saga, this one focused on a smarmy health insurance executive who made the mistake of turning down Jigsaw's request for a procedure that could have cured his cancer, which was obviously not the smartest call on his part.  This one featured another new director who, like the last guy, is bland, but still a huge step up from the flashy hackery of Darren Lynn Bousman.  The film is almost ridiculously low rent -- it's almost surprising that a theatrical release can get away with such low production values, but I guess that's becoming part of the charm of the Saw movies.  All the stuff with the hapless executive was quite entertaining, but I found myself losing interest every time the film cut to Hoffman's shenanigans, with the exception of the scene in which an increasingly shifty Hoffman is on the verge of being found out by his colleagues (Hoffman definitely needs to go -- he's easily one of the lamest villians ever).  **1/2