Rock’s sharp yet breezy humour has long touched on the ineptitude of cops in general his character’s ability here to stand as a sort of “commentary from within” is not unsurprising. It is easy to see why Bousman and the rest of the Saw writing and producing team would jump at the chance to work with beloved comic Rock, even beyond an eagerness to erase the failures of the previous Saw reboot, 2017′s Jigsaw, from our cultural memory. Rightfully distrustful of his long-time colleagues, Zeke is given no choice but to work the case with a rookie partner, William Schenk (Max Minghella), a family man whose world view has not yet become as jaded as the weathered detective’s own. Jackson), Zeke becomes the focus of a serial killer whose crimes echo those of the Jigsaw Killer who terrorized the city several years prior. Working largely in the shadow of his father, former chief of police Marcus Banks (Samuel L. Rock plays Zeke Banks, a detective estranged from his cop peers after turning in one of their own dirty yet esteemed co-workers. These aspirations toward a mid-brow David Fincher feel – as opposed to the torture-porn inclinations of Hostel director Eli Roth, whose work the Saw series has been perhaps unfairly compared with – were guided by none other than Chris Rock, who serves as Spiral’s star and executive producer. In an interview with Empire magazine, Darren Lynn Bousman – director of Saw II, III, IV and now Spiral – said the newest instalment of the divisive horror series “feels more like Seven,” and acknowledged the way that he had, perhaps too willingly, leaned into gore as a gimmick in his previous films within the franchise. Written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger.Plan your screen time with the weekly What to Watch newsletter.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |