Go and See-Saw

Rating: 8/10 (11 October 2004)

I was pretty hyped up about this film and it would have been so easy for me to be disappointed by it but i am happy to report that it is actually pretty damn good. It's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, it has its flaws but it has just enough flair and originality to pull itself through. I believe most of you will have a vague idea of the plot so i wont waste time explaining that.
A large part of the film takes place in the large bathroom, that anyone who saw the trailers will be familiar with, and plays out like a sadistic 'point and click' adventure and is, excepting the ingenuity of the killers "games", probably the films strongest point. A lot of the story is played out from this point through flashbacks, which is where Danny Glover's character comes into it and plays out a fairly conventional detective story.
The film is being marketed on how extreme and sadistic it is, which i feel does the film a disservice as it is a well crafted little thriller which will have fairly strong appeal outside of an audience only interested to see if they can stomach it. It does cut close to the bone at some points but it is by no means a one trick pony, it is a very engaging film throughout and even kept my mum entertained.
The only things i can think of which lets this film down are a bit of below par acting from a couple of the principal characters and possibly the soundtrack, which although i like and feel worked some people may be put off by another industrial metal score.
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