A twisted tale of torture and deception

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2015)

The horror flick Saw started a chain-Saw of sequels and that is now one of the most successful of the chop-and-slash variety it became One of the most profitable horror films of all time James Wan did not intend to make a torture porn film. It's not really until the sequels got into gear that the films got more explicitly nasty.It's not a bad way to spend a Halloween evening. It is all, of course, total nonsense. But for horror fans it's good nonsense, in the way that a creepy urban legend told by flashlight in a tent at 2 a.m. can be fine and dandy nonsense.Inventive and diverting entertainment for fans of moody horror mysteries.The inconsistencies and incongruities mar the overall result, but it's a fierce enough premise to excite some investors to believe this team can do better and perhaps even bloodier.Danny Glover (Tapp) stole the show as the obsessive anti-Murtaugh. we all need more Glover in our lives.You can see the influences of David Finchers Se7en and many other films including the final scene of mad max.Saw gets by on its mood of industrial dread.While the great idea gets squandered, it remains a fun flick, certainly above the par of many other genre films.While a tad derivative, Saw shows promise of better things to come from Whannell's imagination and Wan's composition.