Stomach turning of really high quality

Rating: 9/10 (27 March 2005)

Seven-wannabe they say. To begin with, "Seven" is rather overestimated and mostly a favorite among the chic film watchers. "Saw" is much more than a conventional horror movie and much more than "Seven".
The agony is for real. This claustrophobia hurts and it's hard to alienate yourself from it. This is a chamber play. It's interesting to follow what goes on between the men who are trapped in the bathroom. Both have had complicated lives before they got there. And you are really surprised at the end. When did that last happened in a horror movie? Has it ever occurred? Not what you can remember of.
Great job by director James Wan. Unfortunately there will be a "Saw 2". Can he manage that risk?