better than the first in so many ways

Rating: 6/10 (28 October 2005)

I went into the cinema the biggest saw sceptic imaginable and came out feeling like this was a worthy addition. Quite often I don't like sequels and I certainly wasn't looking forward to this. I was fully expecting a plot less gore fest but to my surprise it was a true psychological thriller. Although it wasn't as thought provoking as the first I believe that it got the message home much clearer and wasn't spoilt by bad acting, directing or scripting. I don't know where to begin but I found an attraction to some of the plot twists but again I believe a fault lies once again in the casting. A few of the characters were great whereas others made me wince in pain from the stereo-types. The burly 'thug' and the 'hard-ass chick' have to be two of the worst characters to ever brace a cinema and as per-usual were poorly acted out by no name stars. The directing at the start of the film was frustrating with the typical rapid camera fade but as it progressed it turned into slick movement from one scene to another with the right shots and timing. I'm going to keep it short... you may see 6 out of 10 a harsh rating given my positives but nothing in particular made me say 'this is great' but I certainly had a few negatives.