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I am baffled by this film's popularity. The plot is weak as water, the acting is rubbish, the comedy is painfully unfunny and has nothing interesting to say about anything. The characters lack any depth, and are flat stereotypes at best. I was quite frankly bored throughout and kept asking myself when the movie would actually begin or what the point of any of it was. The visual side is, furthermore, annoying to look at. The slight influence by German expressionism is nothing more than an empty quirk present in all of Burton's cinematic disasters. If it weren't for the handful of jokes of a sexual nature, I would have thought this was a bad kid's film that anyone above the age of 12 would have found torturous to behold. Yet it seems it is the type of film that middle class individuals with an average IQ and some probably rather unimaginative degree might enjoy watching because they read it had received good reviews. In fact, I am sure this movie could serve as an excellent test to filter out all the people who are not worth talking to. Life is short, don't waste 90 minutes on this garbage.

The saw movies aren't know for being great works of art, and most of them could probably be described as exactly the opposite. The only movies that are generally considered "passable" in their own right would be the first two. Yet, somehow, by some miracle, this tenth instalment may be the best one so far. The acting was surprisingly good. The story was interesting, and whilst calling it "deep" might be a stretch, it undoubtably had more depth to it than most main-stream movies do these days. The twists were clever despite the many plot holes. That being said, it is still very much a Saw film and thus contains the same typical flaws and cliches of this franchise. On a final note, I appreciated the fact they didn't de-age the characters, but never have I ever had to suspend my disbelief so much before in regard to a character's age: There is no way in hell John Kramer is a man in his 50s!

Whilst not as good as the first episode of GOT, I really enjoyed this episode. The cast did a decent job, especially Matt Smith! The story was engaging. I found the references to the White Walkers a bit silly, but I am very much looking forward to the rest of the series.