Good, but not at all what it could have been.

Rating: 5/10 (24 February 2006)

Having never seen Saw, I went into Saw II expecting a new, thought-provoking level of horror; a psychological thriller. Instead, the movie contains the same lackluster, unoriginal death scenes as so many others on the market. The first scene of the movie was by far the best. The only part of the rest of the entire movie that holds anything more than nominal interest is the explanation behind Jigsaw's motivation. I will concede that the ending was not expected, however, it was as non-phenomenal as the previous hour and a half. I would recommend watching this movie, but not if you are in the mood for a true horror story, rather, more as an interesting, if somewhat bloody, action-drama.