Saw Movie Review 2004

Splatter film finds a serial killer named Jigsaw playing sadistic games with two men he's kidnapped: doctor Lawrence Gordon (Elwes) and photog Adam (co-writer Whannell). They're chained on opposite corners of a filthy bathroom with a corpse between them, several other items, a couple of hacksaws, and a time limit. They have to collaborate and figure out the clues left them in order to free themselves before the doc's wife and child (who are being held hostage) are killed. Oh, and the saws aren't strong enough to cut through metal but flesh and bone isn't a problem. Glover figures in as an obsessed ex-cop who's had previous dealings with Jigsaw. Lots of gruesome flashbacks and various cheap scares.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Serial Killers, Kidnapped!, Doctors & Nurses, Trapped with a Killer!, Ex-Cops, Puppets, Race Against Time, Crime Sprees

Screenplay

Leigh Whannell

Cast

Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Shawnee Smith, Monica Potter, Ned Bellamy, Tobin Bell, Makenzie Vega

Cinematography

David Armstrong

Director

James Wan

Music

Charlie Clouser

Other

Jonathan Miller, Kevin Greutert, Nanet Harty, Jennifer Soulages, Julie Berghoff

Producer

Oren Koules, Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman, Evolution Entertainment, Lions Gate Films