A sight for Saw eyes........

Rating: Null/10 (4 October 2004)

I love horror films old & new & when a new one comes out I get very excited, but usually I'm disappointed.
Then I saw the trailer for "Saw", I read how it had been compared to David Finchers "Se7en" & how disturbing it was, could this be the one???
First off Saw has a very good plot, original/twisted & disturbing ,it has nice fresh ideas throughout including some very cool twists, it also has very good sets that add to the moody atmosphere ,it even has a decent score & sound track...............but the worst acting I've ever seen.
The majority of the cast were average, including Danny Glover who seemed an odd choice for this type of film, but the two main characters Cary Elwes & Leigh Whannell were bad, very bad, in fact at moments in the film where the audience should be cringing & hiding their eyes, they were actually crying with laughter. They didn't seem to know what they were doing or why they were doing it, they might as well have been in the pub.
This film had soooooo much potential it's almost a crime, only to be let down by the two lead characters hamming it up, making a very good/original horror plot into a bad comedy.
If I were David Fincher I'd sue for liable because Saw doesn't even come close to Se7en, not by a mile.
I really didn't want to write this but feel so let down that I had to.............
PB