Review of Saw (2003) by Garrett C — 26 Jun 2016

I had extraordinarily low expectations going into this film, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised by it. I find it strange that it is so frequently described as "torture porn" or as being some kind of all-out dumb gore fest, because really most of the movie is a 90's psychological thriller film filmed in the 2000's.

It's got a lot more than what the critics make it out to be, especially in character and clever storytelling (although it trips more than a few times in that dept.). Overall, not a great film but a surprisingly well made and memorable low budget thriller.