OK masochist fun if that is your cup of tea

Rating: 6/10 (31 May 2006)

Saw 2 revolves around a "not-so-straight-and-narrow" cop who gets involved with the serial killer Jigsaw's latest game of horrible torture and death.
Saw 2 tries to do things a little differently than the first film. Saw 2 has a house full of teens (or near teens) locked up in a spooky house where one by one - they meet an unfortunate death (a la traditional slasher film) but all done in the style of the "Saw" franchises death traps.
Although there are some nice plot twists (in the original Saw's style) - possibly the final twist (who the killer is) is a bit half-baked and unbelievable. The references however to the first film are quite ingenious (where the final scene takes place)...
The acting (like the first Saw) can be a little half-baked too and some of the "death traps" aren't so ingenious as the first (eg: instead of a reverse-facial-beartrap we get a spiky-mask...).
Overall - OK masochistic fun if this is your cup of tea...
6 out of 10