Good twists make it worthy of watching

Rating: 6/10 (28 November 2010)

Darren Lynn Bosman takes over from James Wam for the sequel to the immense popular horror movie 'Saw'. The climax of the first movie gave way for a follow on feature. James Wam turns executive producer. The 'Jigsaw' killer returns making the lives of more people a misery as his puppets are a group of individuals. Those looking for more victims will be pleased with this movie. There are more than 2 individuals who become at the mercy of Jigsaw's intentions. However the element of violence is not higher due to a larger body count. But the emphasis is more on the plot. There is more focus on the jigsaw killer. His morals and principles are reflected upon. We get a deeper insight in to the background of his character. His conversational scenes are fantastic. This is indeed a highlight in the movie. Tobin Bell playing jigsaw is impressive and convinces in his role.
SPOILERS A detective played by Donnie Wahlberg has a son who is kidnapped and placed in a large booby trapped house along with 6 other individuals. The jigsaw killer informs them with the instructions to find an antidote to the lethal nerve gas that is being inhaled by them. If they do not accomplish this in the set given time, they will die. Simultaneously Jigsaw's hideout is discovered by S.W.A.T and he is constantly persuaded by Wahlberg to tell the whereabouts of his son. The surveillance footage of the individuals in the house is also found out. They attempt to discover where the location of the captives is. Many of the individuals in the house either pass away because of the gas or get killed by the traps. Some also turn against each other in pursuit of escaping alone. Eventually Jigsaw gives in and tell Wahlberg the location. But all is not what it appears to be. END OF SPOILERS
For a sequel I was slightly disappointed. The whole setup in the house was vaguely reminiscent of 'House on haunted hill'. It is NOT my intention to say it is a rip off, but the thought of the movie instantly came to mind. But the capture and interrogation sequences of jigsaw redeem the movie in many ways. His subplot supports very well. My movie is devoid of genius killer traps. I hoped to see more of them as it is one element that makes the franchise unique. The twists are unpredictable and enjoyable. Jigsaw also has a accomplice. Given the fact that jigsaw is 70, this is acceptable. I felt that Dina Meyer could have had more scope. She is a wonderful actress and could have been involved to a larger scale.