says more about the genre

Rating: 3/10 (23 February 2006)

Most of the plot holes have been listed here, but what really sucks about this film is the originality - or lack of it. The debts to Seven becoming embarrassing half way through. Likewise, the sawing through your own foot is a scene straight from Mad Max. Worse still was the script. Some of the lines were so bad, notably Cary Elwes' lines as Lawrence. No wonder he passed on Saw 2. That said, this film has made a fortune for its backers and I can't believe it only cost $1.2m to make. There may not have been much talent in the creative department on Saw, but credit to the late Gregg Hoffman and the marketers behind this film.