My Favorite of the Series

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2019)

Saw II was the first of the series I watched, and it has always been my favorite of the series since I first laid eyes upon it.
The film is about a detective, Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) who has a son, Daniel, that gets kidnapped and put in a game with seven other people, and these people happen to be people that Eric arrested and threw in jail. Eric and a swat team find Jigsaw's lair, and Eric confronts John Kramer (Tobin Bell). Eric must abide by the rules that John gives him and t he rules of the game, otherwise he will never see his son again.
Saw II was a phenomenal sequel. It may not pick up exactly right after the first, but it was still great to watch.
I loved the story. I love how it's a group of people that go through traps in order to live or die, and a big investigation is going on that worked perfectly. The traps this time around are very creative and this was when the series increases the graphicness.
The acting was top notch. Wahlberg is a great actor, and while his character is a bit of a jerk at times, he still pulled it off great. I also love Tobin Bell's performance in the film. He gets a TON more screentime here and has a lot more to do. The rest of the cast, especially the people that played the victims in the game, did phenomenal.
Bottom line, Saw II is my favorite of the series, and was the beginning of the creativity of the series.