wishes it were Sev7n but not nearly as clever

Rating: 6/10 (7 December 2004)

This film was basically an expression of a writer's ability to come up with really twisted ways to kill people. There was little in the way of back plot, motive, or anything really substantial. It started to get deeper in the sense of character development but never really took that road anywhere.
Overall Saw is just a poor imitation of Sev7n without much of the redeeming qualities. 'Saw' did have an interesting surprise twist at the end, however the more I thought about it, the more flaws and plot holes I found with it. Overall this film wasn't all that entertaining. While the suspense kept it going, its dependence on shock value as opposed to good writing and film making (some of the camera shots were ridiculous, e.g. a particular car chase) hurt it more than its twists helped.
As a horror film I'd give this a 7/10. In general its a 5/10. Certainly not Silence of the Lambs, Sev7n, or The Ring caliber.