Saw leaves gaping holes...

Rating: 4/10 (15 February 2005)

I just saw SAW. It was a scary movie (duh) and it succeeded in being scary (duh). I was just frustrated by how unbelievable the characters were at times. Not the actors, mind you, the characters. It seemed there were inconsistencies in the character profiles, like people reacting to situations in ways that they would NEVER react or people doing things that they would NEVER do (unless they were psychotic and evil or they really wanted to die, in which case, who cares if they die?) Ultimately, I was aggravated that some aspects of the movie seemed so unreal to me. Overall, these holes in the plot and the characters ruined this movie for me. A lot of my friends liked it, though, and I do see the appeal. It just wasn't my thing.