Notbad at all

Rating: 7/10 (29 October 2005)

After enjoying the first film I sat down to watch this with some trepidation - Saw to me was a 'one off film' and I never thought about a sequel. Anyways, from the cringingly typical start the film does OK with some nice thrills and look away moments. The only thing that really disappointed me about this one was that, unlike the first, there were only a few traps and contraptions even though the story allowed for way more. A half decent performance by Donnie Wahlberg playing an out of sorts cop who is equally backed up by Dina Meyer as his one time partner. Obviously the 'star(s)'of the movie are the situations left for us by Jigsaw which, as said before, are fewer than one would of expected. All in all, enough to keep fans of the first film happy.