A true sleeper

Rating: 6/10 (31 October 2004)

It's not very often that a true 'sleeper' movie hits the theaters. More often than not the sleeper movies are just clever marketing by the production companies. I think Saw can be rightly labeled a sleeper movie though.
I would recommend that anybody who intends to see this movie goes and sees it and stops reading this review now. The less you know about the film the more enjoyable you will find it. It obeys the primary law of the best horror/thriller movies in that the things you don't see are much more frightening than the things you do. The film borders on being a black comedy and is very entertaining from start to end. The film is well acted and nicely directed and keeps up the pace from start to finish. Saw is one of the best movies of the year and will be well worth a second viewing. 8/10