Not a big spoiler.

Rating: 3/10 (15 May 2005)

A not-particularly-creative sick fantasy, Saw emulates the usual "sick villain goes mad with philosophically based condemnation of human vice" style psych thriller that started with the movie Seven. The movie's various facets don't convey too much originality. There has obviously been a lot of thought put into the unique and novel ways that the characters die and suffer. About the only sentiments that Saw left me with were the regret of a misspent rental fee and the disappointment that its authors are relying more on gore and jack-off fodder for sickos to sell their product than they are any real creativity.
By and large it had amazing acting and very well done cinematography - its redeeming features. bravo actors and cinematographers, hopefully next time you'll find some better writers.