The unexamined life is not worth living...

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2005)

Brilliant.
Absolutely brilliant.
The film is steeped in the existential; beckoning the viewer to re-assess the commitment with which he/she engages in life and further introspectively seek and define the motivations and urges that characterize the human mechanism that is choice.
I would dare call the film "beautiful," albeit disturbing, for the alluring and gut-wrenching philosophical dilemma with which it forces the viewer to contend. Upon the commencement of the closing credits, speculation, which only vaguely haunted me during my engagement with the film (for there is not much room to both deliberate and appreciate the film concurrently) gripped me immediately: would I do that? How could I? The "what-if's" are nearly infinite in number--an intense 2 hour conversation later, I concluded: the film is superb.
Incredibly well-written. Intricately executed. Mind-numbingly perturbing.
I do not recommend watching this alone, however, simply because Saw II's most worthwhile aspect is the probing thought and discussion it forces after its viewing.