Saw
Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover
Lions Gate
Didn't quite have me riveted to the screen, but there was a healthy dose of suspense and enough twists to keep the viewer interested.
What loses me is the title and cover, which I thought conveyed a more demented body chopping scenario. I expected to see some serial killer sawing up his victims, but that's not what this film is about. The saw doesn't come into play until the end, after being introduced in the beginning, at which time we assume what it's final use will be anyway. Another title and presentation should have been used to correctly convey the films personality.
The saw is not the main focus, and certainly not the main tool of carnage in this clever film. Yes, I said clever. I cannot knock the originality, and freshness of this plot, but I think the title and cover do not do it justice. This is a great story with some good and bad acting, but overall a good thrill. It is deceiving. I'm actually surprised they made part two.
People may come away unhappy because they expected one thing based on the name and packaging, yet got something completely different.
— Drew