Better than most Thrillers

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2017)

When you hear about Saw, what comes up straight into your mind are images of a splatter movie, celebrating violence without worshiping the plot too much. In my opinion that is a completely false judgment.
To me, the movie is a classical psycho-thriller rather than a Horror movie actually, even though the borders are naturally fluent. What I really liked is how much thought is put into when to release which information. I can honestly say that I didn't predict many of the details that came to light, including the excellent end.
Of course the movie gains some of its success from the language of violence it carries, but honestly, there's nothing so bad in it, that you couldn't have seen it a dozen times before. And in part the degree of violence helps to create an atmosphere in which the audience can really feel the desperation of the protagonists grow.
In my eyes, this is a better approach towards an excellent thriller than many others I've seen lately. I respect the mixed critics but recommend a watch if you're okay with seeing explicit images.