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Saw (7/10)

March 2nd, 2005

Saw was a great screenplay and original movie idea, had just the right amount of gore for a horror movie, but had some serious acting issues. The premise is basically that a serial killer has chained up two men in a large bathroom and tells them that in order to survive, they have to figure out a way to kill the other by a certain time. In the mean time, the police are trying to figure out who the killer is before their time is up.

I really liked this movie, but after seeing that it was shot on a tight budget in only 18 days, I appreciate it even more. The content of the movie is pretty dark, so check your stomach at the door before popping this one in your movie player of choice. I thought the writer, Leigh Whannell did a decent acting job as one of the men in the bathroom. However, Cary Elwes (who played the other man) did a relatively horrible job acting. I recognized him as Westley, my favorite swashbuckling hero from The Princess Bride, but he just didn’t cut the mustard on this flick. Aside from that, this was just a good old-fashioned horror movie with a twist at the end to make room for a sequel.

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