Another disappointment was the R1 release of Saw. Normally I’m a big fan of low-budget horror, and I’m certainly a sucker for gimmicky DVDs like this one which looks like a circular blade. The movie itself is not bad for a first attempt, and boasts a cast who normally appear in big-budget stuff – Danny Glover, Cary Elwes and Monica Potter among them. However having set up the main characters in a confined space, the writers fail to provide a credible explanation of how they ended up there. Worse than that, the numerous flash-backs and forwards add nothing to the explanation, and only serve to show off some fancy camera tricks and confuse the audience. Ten out of ten for effort, but unfortunately it’s mostly misdirected.

Mild Peril Rating:

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