Old idea, New twist ~spoilers~

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2004)

I heard about Saw for quite some time and I was practically counting down the days to when it would be released. Me and a few of my buddies went and checked it out on opening weekend and were all very entertained. There were moments in that film where we were absolutely breathless ( the reverse bear trap, sawing leg, the ending!) I have never been so well manipulated by direction that I would almost consider this to be of Hitchcockian proportions. Unfortuanately, inconsistent acting,( cary elwes and monica potter) and cues from recent "twist" movies like The Folowing and Se7en hold it down from reaching masterpiece status. ***1/2 (out of four)
If you liked this you may also like: Se7en, Fight Club,Memento, The Following and Frailty.