Satisfyling gruesome!!

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2004)

This opened in the UK on October 1st, the billboard advert read will you see, then in massive red letters SAW!! There was no press screenings of this in the UK, i think to give the film more suspense and for people to guess what it was all about. However it has been a film that word of mouth has got people singing its praises, and now the radio adverts are comparing it to se7en with the usual this is the best horror movie event of the year. The film was shown at the sundance film festival, and i think opens in the USA on October 29th. When hype like this gathers for a movie, it normally go s hand in hand that you will leave the cinema disappointed. Not this time, what we get is a very clever hour and 40 mins of excellent editing and direction. The cast are all but unknowns apart from cop played by Danny Glover, this i think helps this movie as a horror, surrounding it in mystery without big named stars doing the red carpet, and telling you all about it. The se7en comparisons were always gonna be made, and once you ve seen saw you ll understand why. But i think its more a nod to se7en rather than a copy of it, the film does leave a lot of questions to be answered, and has some very genuine surprise twists! I hope they don't go down the usual Hollywood way and try to answer the questions left posed, by making saw 2, time will tell. For James Wan directorial debut, this film marks a good start from him, i am sure he s a director we will see more from in the not to distant future. Highly recommended, go see on opening night to cut down on spoilers. 8* out of 10!