Meh

Rating: 5/10 (30 May 2012)

"Saw", the first entry of this "horror" franchise, and it is also the best. That being said, this movie is not very good.
The plot from this movie is quite similar to "Se7en", though this is not so good and well developed as the film directed by David Fincher. I've got mixed feelings about the visual style of the first "Saw" On one side, the sceneries and the atmosphere were disturbingly beautiful, but on the other side, the edition (Heavily influenced by MTV music videos) is horrible, annoying and distracting. I think that the performances weren't so bad (A bit hammy, if anything) but most of the lines of the script were incredibly cheesy or exaggerated. On the other side, the plot twist at the end is just forced and laughable, being the worst part of the entire movieAnd sadly, that's the trademark element in the whole franchise, getting worse and worse with each installment.
In my opinion, this movie is not so original or innovative as some critics saidIs just merely watchable, with a few nice sequences. (The first scene was pretty good, then everything goes downhill from there) At least this is not a complete waste of time as the sequels, or even worse, the atrocious "Hostel" film.