Saw Reviews

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