You'll be sorry you ever "Saw" this movie. Bad pun, i know...

Rating: 5/10 (2 November 2004)

This movie just moved way to fast to be taken seriously. A lot of the events were horribly circumstantial, and the movie really dragged on a lot of the way through. The acting was very subpar as well. Elwes was just laughable in his father-daughter scenes, and didn't fair much better in the bathroom scenes either. This movie reminded me a lot of Butterfly-effect. In that it contained a very good overall idea, but lacked a strong story throughout, and had poor execution.
Saw provides further proof, in my mind, that modern film-makers have forgotten how to turn a potentially scary idea into an actually scary film. Overall, I give saw a 5/10.