One Of The Better "Torture Porn" Movies

Rating: 8/10 (1 April 2017)

The second part of the "Saw" franchise, "Saw II" is surprisingly good because of the plot twists and masterful use of non-linear storytelling. "Saw II" gives us a bigger set of victims, 7 stuck in a building filled with deadly traps and puzzles, plus 1 more "victim": a cop (played by Donnie Wahlberg) who happens to be the father of one of the 7 victims. Caught in serial killer Jigsaw's (played by Tobin Bell) twisted plot, Wahlberg must do as Bell commands in order to have a chance at seeing his son alive again. But can Wahlberg, a notoriously brutal cop, follow Bell's rules and keep his cool long enough to ensure his son's safe return?
My most memorable, movie moment of "Saw II" is the scene when Bell's timer for his "game" counts down to zero, revealing a shocking secret, and proving that all "players" must follow his rules.
I am very impressed with "Saw II" as it goes above and beyond the typical "torture porn flick." But it does suffer from several shenanigans such as: police procedures in raiding Bell's hideout; Bell allowed to stay in his hideout because of what cops see on video monitors, giving the bad guy the advantage of being in his home turf; and a lowly Detective with anger management issues is put in charge, further jeopardizing the entire case and potential victims with his numerous bad judgments and decisions. Still, the good more than outweighs the bad, and "Saw II" is a superior example of this genre.
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