BEWARE! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!

Rating: 4/10 (30 October 2004)

I go to a horror movie to be scared (although no horror movie actually scares me) so lets just say I go to be entertained, but this movie did neither. I think Mr. Wan used a book about making horror movies to make this one, as nothing surprised me and there were many old worn out horror movie plot devices contained within. I will say that the end of the movie was confusing, which can be a good thing, but not in this case. I read that the gore was toned down for the theatre, but being a fan of some good old fashioned blood and guts, there was very little to speak of. Of course I'm not saying that gore makes a movie good or improves it, but it is an added bonus in some movies. I think the writers of "SE7EN" should be insulted that this movie was compared to their film, as they are not even in the same league. If you are a fan of good suspenseful crime stories, then in my opinion you should save your money and rent "SE7EN" or "SILENCE OF THE LAMBS" again as they are both light years better than this film. I give "SAW" 4.5 out of 10 stars.