Safe and Sound

Rating: 6/10 (15 November 2005)

Greetings again from the darkness. The second in "Saw" series has many more victims involved - this time some outside the game. First time director (and co-writer) Darren Lynn Bousman teams up with Leigh Whannell (from the first one) to try and take the series to the next level of evil.
Returning are (the always juicy) Tobin Bell as John/Jigsaw, Dina Meyer as the detective (Dina - time to take your career out of horror films)and Shawnee Smith who returns as Amanda. Adding some punch to this one is Donnie Wahlberg who is always solid as the almost normal, quietly off-center cop. Also among those added to the mix are Glenn Plummer (the guy with the dog in "The Day After Tomorrow") and Beverly Mitchell (from the recently canceled "7th Heaven").
The same formula is used, but we have more desperate types in this one. Time, again, plays a crucial role and as you would expect, things are not always as they seem. I do tend to enjoy the evil cat and mouse game, but be prepared for a gore fest.
You know what to expect and "Saw II" delivers.