It's a shame

Rating: Null/10 (8 October 2004)

I registered specifically to comment on this film, because I can't understand why people are rating it so highly - it was a great concept and could have been a great film, but the directing is poor, Elwes delivers the most wooden performance since Pinocchio, and the plot has more holes than a swiss cheese. Most people like a jumpy moment, but they're not hard to create. It seems loud screeches are an acceptable substitute for ropey acting, poor directing, and an ending that seems to have been made up at the last minute - and what's with the Benny Hill style fast-forward car chase? To draw comparisons with Se7en is crazy, to give it 10 out of 10 like some people have done is unbelievable - check the all time top 20 films on this site, some of these are tens, Saw isn't half as good as any of these.