Saw Sucks

Rating: 2/10 (14 August 2006)

Can someone please explain to me what the fascination is with this stupid film? It wasn't scary, the acting was sub-par at best (even veteran actors like Danny Glover and Cary Elwes looked like high school drama students), the dialogue was insipid (and at times, just plain stupid), and it was FULL of plot holes. Example: why was that Zep guy listening to the heartbeats of his victims? He wasn't kidnapping them for the joy in torturing them, but rather to save his own life. Why was he getting off on listening to their frightened heartbeats? Am I supposed to believe that the pawn that the brilliant Jigsaw used in his zany plot just happened to be crazy? Lame! Do gory scenes and clever little mind games and scenarios make up for all of the problems in this film? I don't think so. This is a tolerable film at best, but after watching it twice (I though maybe the first time I missed something; I certainly gave it more than a fair chance), I just don't get it. Can someone please enlighten me here?