New Kinda Horror... Mindgames!

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2007)

Saw... The movie which takes Horror to the very next level!
I won't give away too much of the story... But as used and quite immune as I got thru the years because of watching 'splattermovies', I was totally baffled by the style of this one! The true horror lies not in the way he murderer's victims die but in the onset of their demise.
On various locations people wake up with either a contraption wrapped around their head. Or they're locked to drainage pipes. You know who you are but you don't know what the heck you're doing at where you woke up. The culprit wants to play games... you're handed some tools and the game is on... "How much blood are you willing to shed, to stay alive?"
Play well, solve the riddles and live on... Make the wrong decision and you die. There's no turning back from a faulty choice!
This movie is not for the fainthearted... mainly because of the psychology it invokes... It had me on the edge of my seat several times! Add to that the knowledge that such people might really exist? Now wish yourself a quiet night's sleep! I didn't sleep too well afterwards.
The camera-work is excellently depicting the victims panic attacks prior to their eventual deaths, giving a clear feeling of claustrophobia and grim tension...time is precious!!
Shawnee Smith does very well as victim! She's gonna be a biggie in the future! She know's like no other to convey feelings towards the watcher of this flick! She masters a delicate balance between a puzzled teenager and a mature woman trying to make the police believe, that what she endured is true!
In the end your jaw will drop on the floor whilst a "what the hell?!" will sound...
If you like mind-games. This film is an ab-so-lute must!