don't waste your time

Rating: 3/10 (10 March 2006)

Their are two kinds of people who see saw 2: Those horror fans in search for a gripping and compelling story which matches the film's intensity and those who are immature and only see it for gore and shock value, the teenage boy types who think naked chicks and blowing stuff up immediately qualifies for a good movie. Sadly you'll have to be in the second category to enjoy this.
Saw 2 takes off from SAW and very poorly at that. After a boring intro sequence we are introduced to a group of social misfits who have been drugged and put into one of Jigsaw's trap riddled houses. One of the people is the son of a burnt out detective who will stop at nothing to get him back (yawn).
The acting is bad, we don't care about these characters and it quickly becomes an episode of "survivor" with trumped up gore. Their is no shock value; the scenario's could never even happen and the director's constant close up shots of traps and screaming victims becomes very predictable. Of course there are twists in this mess but it's like pouring the choicest of sauces onto a cow manure sandwich, the main course still tastes bad.
One of sensible taste doesn't waste time on this rubbish however if you lack an eye for true creativity and are easily satisfied by the instant gratification commercial culture then by all means see it.