I went to bed in my shithole apartment and I woke up in an actual shithole.
Adam, Saw
Saw
Movie Review
2004 | R
Reviewed May 21, 2006
Two strangers wake up to find themselves imprisoned in a filthy bathroom by a deranged serial killer who plays sadistic games with his victims to teach them the value of life; with a corpse lying between them and clues scattered about the room, they have mere hours to solve the “puzzle” and save their own lives. And yes, it’s every bit as grim, disgusting and scary as that sounds.
In fact, I’d heard it was so awful that even my morbid sensibilities might be offended; if my husband hadn’t rented this, I probably never would have bothered to watch it. It’s a good thing he did — turns out this low-budget thriller has damn good acting, decent scripting, awesomely gruesome special effects, and a plot so disturbing it actually gave me goosebumps. My only problem was with Cary Elwes — he was great, as he always is, but even after all these years I still think of him as Westley from The Princess Bride; I kept expecting an ROUS to appear. Overall, though, this was a good flick; so good, in fact, that I’m actually wary of watching it again — I don’t want to give myself nightmares.
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