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Saw 2 (2005)

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

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From Time Out London

This solid sequel employs the same cruel puzzle logic as the original 'Saw', toying with the audience in much the same way that serial killer Jigsaw (brilliantly played by the pale, soft-voiced Tobin Bell) does with his imprisoned victims. The spring-loaded surprises never quite match the original, but you'll be kept awake by the stroboscopic images, jagged sounds and incessant screaming. The challenge facing first-time writer-director Darren Lynn Bousman and his collaborator Leigh Whannell (co-creator and co-star of 'Saw') was how to get more mileage out of serial killer Jigsaw's imprisoning of eight new victims in a single locked room. In fact, a bigger budget means it's an entire house. There's even a returnee: ex-junkie Amanda, the sole survivor from 'Saw’. As before, none of the victims knows why they are there, or what they have in common. In a neat twist, Jigsaw is quickly apprehended by Detective Eric Mathews (Donnie Wahlberg). As in 'Seven', however, this is merely how the trap is sprung. The cancer-ridden Jigsaw has locked the corrupt cop's teenage son, Daniel (Erik Knudsen), in a booby-trapped house with a bunch of criminals who Mathews previously sent down using false evidence. Soon, the prisoners are ripping themselves and each other apart in their selfish efforts to escape. Meanwhile, their prison is slowly filling with poison gas, which will kill them in two hours. 'Saw II' achieves a level of horror and cruelty – both physical and psychological – that is inventively modern and atavistically medieval.

Author: NF 2005-10-28 16:02:56

Time Out London

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  • harry archer said...
    Posted on May 07 2009 06:03 hi im gay the film is shit
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  • Harry :) said...
    Posted on May 06 2009 04:39 Very bad film!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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  • Tom said...
    Posted on May 06 2009 04:37 im dumb :D
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  • Jade said...
    Posted on May 06 2009 04:35 Ledgend film when the guy nearly cuts out his eye :)
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  • debbs said...
    Posted on Sep 12 2007 09:24 i think that this film is oky but i dont think its as good as the first film or the third film eiather. i think that the acting was good . i think it was good how they left you on a clifhanger so you will have to watch the thierd one just to see what happed to the guy .
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Saw 2

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Cast & crew

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

Cast: Beverly Mitchell, Tony Nappo, Glenn Plummer, Shawnee Smith, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Tobin Bell, Tim Burd, Erik Knudsen, Donnie Wahlberg full cast

Genre(s): Horror, Thrillers

Duration: 127 mins

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