STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Cary Elwes Danny Glover Monica Potter Tobin Bell Ken Leung Dina Meyer Leigh Whannell

Directors James Wan

Screenwriters James Wan Leigh Whannell Leigh Whannell

Running Time 102 minutes

Saw (18)

Plot
A surgeon (Cary Elwes) and a nobody (Leigh Whannell) wake up in a derelict bathroom, ankle-chained to pipes, with a corpse between them. They are the latest victims of 'Jigsaw', a tricky serial killer who plays gruesome games with his victims.

Verdict
As good an all-out, non-camp horror movie as we've had lately.


Reviewer: Kim Newman

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