10 Great Subplots In Bad Recent Movies

10. Jigsaw Targets Corrupt Cops - Spiral: From The Book Of Saw

The latest Saw film, Spiral, may have ultimately been a crushing, predictable disappointment, but it had one undeniably excellent idea at its core, that the new Jigsaw killer was targeting corrupt police officers.

This was in fairness a narrative thread first raised in the previous film, Jigsaw, but Spiral took it in an altogether more intriguing direction, by having the new copycat killer specifically putting cops in traps who were abusing their power.

As dissatisfying as the reveal of the killer's identity ultimately is, the reasoning behind their choice to follow in Jigsaw's footsteps - their own father being killed by a corrupt cop - is certainly a thoughtful and timely one.

In an age where the police are under more justified scrutiny than ever in reality, examining the issue through the lens of a grisly horror film was nothing if not inspired.

It's just a shame that most everything surrounding this neat subplot was the same old standard fare Saw nonsense.