Cult Classic

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2005)

When I fist saw the trailer for the movie I thought to myself 'Oh great another slasher flick, I'll definitely miss this one,' It seemed like an unrealistic $2 movie that would spawn 600 sequels and eventually die like most other horror movies... But I ended up renting it for Halloween if for no other reason to kill time. Within minutes my opinion of the movie had changed quicker than the main suspect. Although it is still unrealistic in a lot of respects (yeah like the saw can go through a foot but not the cheap chains binding our victims) It has an intelligent wrathful life lesson, which is simply be grateful for what you got or some diseased lunatic will start playing sick games with you until either you die or do something you really don't want to do (like part with your foot or roommate). The acting in this film is what really pulled it together especially Elwas, the poor floundering doctor who's family is taken and held for ransom, and Glover the cop who becomes obsessed with the case once his partner is killed in the line of fire.
So if your into slashers and plot twists definitely rent SAW, and skip lunch.