“No!”

From Spiral.

Ever since he turned in his corrupt partner (Patrick McManus) twenty years earlier, Detective Zeke Banks (Chris Rock) has found himself untrusted and isolated by the rest of the officers in his precinct.  Unable to count on the other detectives for support, Zeke has grown accustomed to working alone and taking cases into his own hands.  When Zeke’s unapproved undercover job is blown by a police raid, Captain Garza (Marisol Nichols) is furious with his reckless lone wolf attitude and assigns him to be partners with the precinct’s newest detective, William Schenk (Max Minghella), much to Zeke’s annoyance.  The first case that Zeke and William are assigned is a homeless man that was hit by a subway train, but when Zeke receives a video and a severed tongue from the mysterious killer, they realize that the victim was actually a fellow detective and Zeke’s mentor, Boswick (Dan Petronijevic).  The killer claims that Boswick’s constant false testimony in court and the detective’s unwillingness to remove his tongue through the killer’s bloody “game” resulted in Boswick’s death.  The killer’s video also states that he is going to work his way through the other corrupt detectives at the precinct, so Zeke begins to diligently pursue this Jigsaw copycat killer.  Reaching out to his father and former captain, Marcus (Samuel L. Jackson), for advice, Zeke tries to get ahead of the killer while trying to take the lead with detectives (including K. C. Collins, Edie Inksetter, Thomas Mitchell, and Richard Zeppieri) that hate him.  Seemingly always a step ahead, the killer takes more detectives and forces them to play murderous games, leaves more taunting clues for Zeke, forcing Zeke to find the killer before he’s forced to play the final game.

Leaning more towards bloody thriller than horror, this newest spin-off of the Saw franchise offers fans a gore-filled mystery that will appeal to new viewers, as well.  Rock’s rough and independent attitude feels unnecessary at the start, but his character grows to be just what the film needs.  While some viewers may guess the killer’s true identity before the reveal at the end, Spiral offers a blood-soaked thrilling mystery that will have viewers on the edge of their seats until the credits roll.

| Rated: R | Running Time: 93 minutes |Genre: horror/thriller|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 7* of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 9 of 10

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