Saw
After all the "Dare you see Saw?" advertising I expected a gross out slasher flick. It was on sale and I was on holiday so I thought what the heck. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a lot more intelligent than the hype suggested. True, it is still pretty gory and nasty but it has a deeper psychological overtone, much like
Cube which I see as its spiritual predecessor. The performances are all top-notch as well with some big names mixing with others I'd never heard of before.
If you can stomach the gore and want something a bit more thought-provoking then I'd say give it a go. Given the spiralling decline of the aforementioned Cube I don't hold out much hope for the sequels. That said, if the first film managed to surprise me pleasantly, maybe the sequels will too.
