What's the hype? - Great movie!

Rating: 7/10 (30 October 2004)

Start with the bad: From what I heard about the movie being "The scariest film in a very, very long time"... I honestly didn't think it was scary. Sure, there were a couple of intense scenes but nothing truly horrifying. I was a little bit disappointed because going into the movie, I thought "Saw" was going to be a Horror film, rather than the Crime-Thriller it ended up being.
End with the good: The writing and directing in my opinion was superb. The story was excellent and very well thought-out. I enjoyed the balance of such intense scenes with the comic relief between Lawrence and Adam. I also liked the visuals during the entire film. For this to be the first direction and writing for a film by James Wan, it was excellent. James Wan will definitely be successful in the industry.