Review of Saw II (2005) by Mohammad A — 23 May 2016
The first film only had a low budget, and this up steps making the most of the concept. Tobin Bell (Who is perfect and was in the first film as "A body that comes alive twist scene in the end) comes back as John/Jigsaw but is now in it for most of the film.
The traps are more brutal, shocking at times and bloody, the best for me being the painful looking Needle Trap. We get to understand John's ways. Introducing Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Eric Matthews (Great edition to the series) trying to find his son only to find he is part of Jigsaws games.
The cast are great and another fantastic twist at the end. Well written by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, who both did the first Saw. The camera work and editing is once again brilliant and it's rare to get a great follow-up.
This macabre follow-up to 2004's low-budget horror smash can't rival its predecessor's fiendish ingenuity. But it makes up for it with a deliciously devious plot and enough gory shocks for a dozen Halloweens.
Great film and now a big fan. Horror sequels don't get any better than this.
This review of Saw II (2005) was written by Mohammad A on 23 May 2016.
Saw II has generally received mixed reviews.
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