Saw Review |
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2/4) |
The concept's an intriguing one. A man awakens submerged in a bathtub in
an abandoned restroom. It's pitch black. He's wet, frightened. He doesn't
know how he got there or what he's doing there. What he does know is that he's
manacled to the...more |
Saw Review |
by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 2.5/5) |
There's a lot wrong with Saw. I can't deny it. I have to say,
however, that it achieved its stated goal, which was to creep the
crap out of me and make me nervous to sleep alone in my apartment.
Thankfully, the actual storyline (especially once it is...more |
Saw Review |
by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3/4) |
After suffering through the monotonous "Suspect Zero," I was ready to say that
serial killer films were a thing of the past. How many more variations can one
find in the confines of a serial killer story? Even Hannibal Lecter was reduced
to cartoonish...more |
Saw Review |
by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2.5/4) |
SAW (2004) 2 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny
Glover,
Monica Potter, McKenzie Vega, Shawnee Smith, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike
Butters,
Paul Gutrecht and Michael Emerson. Story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell.
Written
by...more |
Saw Review |
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B) |
Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Lions Gate Films
Grade: B
Directed by: James Wan
Written by: Leigh Whannell, James Wan
Cast: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung,
Monica Potter
Screened at: Loews 34th St., NYC, 10/31/04 more |
Saw Review |
by Johnny Betts (Rating: 4/5) |
How far would you go to save your own life? Go ahead; ask yourself
that question right now. Exactly how far would you go? Would you kill
someone if your life were on the line? Would you cut through someone's
stomach to get something you needed to save...more |
Saw Review |
by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
James Wan's debut proves that a film can be intellectually stimulating and
as freaky as your cat on acid. In Saw, Wan throws two unconscious strangers
into a large, dimly-lit industrial bathroom, chains their legs to separate
pipes on either side of the...more |
Saw Review |
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
Adam (Leigh Whannell, "The Matrix Reloaded") awakens underwater and becomes
hysterical when he realizes he is chained to the plumbing of a filthy tiled
bathroom facility and a man who blew his brains out is sprawled across the
floor in a pool of blood....more |
Saw Review |
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
James Wan's SAW is an overscripted and claustrophobic horror movie that's
fairly effective, but I wish I'd never seen it. This nihilistic drama concerns
a serial killer who doesn't actually murder anyone but plays gruesome games
with his victims that...more |
Saw Review |
by John Ulmer (Rating: 4.5/5) |
Two men wake up in a filthy bathroom. They don't know how they got
there. They don't know why they're there. They can't remember much of
anything. They try to move, but realize that their ankles are chained
to metal pipes. Someone else lies dead in the...more |
Saw Review |
by Brendan Cullin (Rating: 8.5/10) |
Not that I want to hype this movie too much because that can sometimes result
in the "kiss of death" but Saw is quite simply the best psychological thriller
that I can think of off the top of my head since Se7en. And the reason I
compare it to Se7en is...more |