Mindblowingly good!!!

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2005)

"Saw" is one of those movies that stays with you for ages after viewing it-so good is it I re watched it straight away! It grips from the opening scene where the two main characters find themselves chained at opposite ends of the bathroom from hell. To me personally there is a flawless performance from Australian actor Leigh Whannel who actually made me laugh out loud with his angry and sarcastic portrayal of "Adam" alongside a lesser performance from Cary Elwes who's character "Dr Lawrence Gordon" was a touch ham-fisted with a side salad of overacting but was still powerful.
The scene with the reverse bear trap on Amanda ( the gorgeous Shawnee Smith) has to be one of the most memorable I've seen in a horror movie for some time. Although the film reminded me of that other gem "Seven" I actually thought it was creepier. The ending is a fantastic twist which I defy ANYONE to say that they had guessed beforehand. In all this movie is a must-see for anybody interested in original , terrifying psychologically driven horror film-making TEN/TEN!!!