Best Movie of 2004

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2004)

I just read that Saw 2 will be coming out November 2005. I hope it's as good as this one was because this was the first movie in a long time where I felt I got full value for my $13.95. This movie keeps your attention for the entire movie. At no point do you look at your watch, or at someone in the row in front of you. You are sucked into the story wondering what is going to happen next.
This is not a horror movie. There are one or two jump scenes but they don't mean anything. This is a psychological thriller. You have to think. You have to focus. You can't get up for a 1-minute washroom break because you finished a large Pepsi and your bladder is full. Yes there are holes. Every movie has holes. Yes the acting isn't great. Very few movies have great acting and a great story. But acting and holes aside, this story is just riveting.
Everyone is comparing this movie to Se7en. I think they are completely different. Se7en had more gore, and much better acting. But Se7en was slow at times and this movie doesn't have a slow moment.
This movie is also extremely unique. Can you think of a movie in which a killer did no killing? Instead he makes his victims kill themselves or other people in very elaborate and twisted scenarios. His whole purpose is to punish people who don't appreciate their lives.
Ebert and Roeper trashed this movie. Sundance loved it. I loved it and IMDb users loved it. I think that's enough to convince you to go see it. You won't regret it. In fact I am pretty sure you will end up buying the DVD.
My rating is 9/10