Slightly disappointing and over-hyped horror/thriller.

Rating: 7/10 (15 February 2006)

Two strangers,Dr. Lawrence Gordon and Adam,awaken in a dank bathroom in the middle of nowhere.They are chained to opposite walls of the room,and lying between them is one very dead guy who has clearly shot himself in the head.The two men each find an audio cassette tape in their pocket, and it is soon revealed that Gordon must kill Adam in a given amount of time in order to save his family from the maniacal Jigsaw Killer.But is the Jigsaw Killer really a killer? Afterall,he just sets up the demented situations and lets his victims kill themselves."Saw" by James Wan is a mildly effective and slightly disturbing horror/thriller.It's definitely influenced by "Seven" and Dario Argento's works,especially "Tenebre".The plot is pretty twisted and the climax is rather shocking,however the acting is sometimes amateurish and MTV-style camera-work is quite annoying at times.Also very little gore,apart from a few brief flashback,is depicted in "Saw".So if you like dark horror movies you can give it a look.However I still think that "Wolf Creek" is a much better film.7 out of 10.