Great Script, worst acting ever

Rating: 2/10 (4 March 2005)

The script for Saw is absolutely genius, obviously very well thought out and intricately designed; however, the acting was so sub-par I feel it drastically takes away from the movies ability to move the viewer. During many scenes, I felt like I was actually watching actors ACT, not watching real people behave as they would. The two characters, one of who is the writer and should stick to that line of work, were so unrealistic and UNbelievable. Their screams and bits of intensity do not seem genuine in any way. I fear the production of the film was rushed because this could have been an 8 or 9 for me. Also, I think with respect to Saw trying to be a horror/thriller, it could have been even gorier. The puzzles were absolutely amazing and very provocative, so I give them that. Lastly, some of the dialogue was so far from anything I could imagine writing. Doctor Gordon, while trapped in a bathroom for hours, seemingly permanently chained to a pipe, and well aware of the extreme nature of the person he's dealing with, says something like, "I'm gonna kill you when i get my hands on you." Like, are you kidding me? Nobody in that situation would say something like this.