Entertaining psychological thriller

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2004)

I enjoyed this film thoroughly. It delivered great scares and a twist ending that puts 'The Village' and 'Signs' to shame. The script by Whannel, though not flawless, is highly imaginative. I don't think I'll be able to get Jigsaw and his brutal philosophies out of my head for a while. The only reason why I would downgrade this film is that, at times, the acting was extremely horrific, mainly on Cary Elwes' part. The script also seemed slack near the end. But all in all, it was an excellent film. I hope we see more of Whannel's writing and Wan's directing (possible sequeal-I hope so).
***1/2 out of *****