'Saw'ing Again

Rating: 10/10 (8 April 2006)

Gory and violent, but exciting and fun sequel to the 2004 thriller has the serial killer, Jigsaw, locking a group of strangers in a booby-trapped house. The group must work together to try and escape before a deadly gas kills them.
Donnie Wahlberg plays the detective on the case, and Shawnee Smith reprises her role from the first "Saw" as Amanda. The devices Jigsaw creates are clever, especially the one in the opening sequence. The conclusion. though, doesn't seem to be as surprising as its predecessor's.
However, the conclusion also leaves the door open for another sequel.