James Wan makes his directorial debut with the gruesome horror movie
Saw, a suspense thriller with a great concept,
but absolutely horrible execution.
Cary Elwes stars as Dr. Lawrence Gordon, a man who wakes up in a room chained to a wall. At the other end is another man Adam (Leigh Whannell, who also wrote the screenplay) - who''s in the same situation - and between them there''s a dead man who apparently blew his own brains out. It turns out a psychopath has locked them in the room and expects one to kill the other - if Lawrence doesn''t kill Adam, then his wife (Monica Potter) and daughter will die. As they search for a way to escape - and argue a lot - they recall the events that led to their incarceration and begin to realize the only way out may be to use the saws they''ve been given - on their legs.
Saw is a gory film, not far removed from Seven. One man is forced to climb his way through razor wire to escape; a woman has to dig through a man''s stomach to find a key to keep her jaw from being torn off. Unfortunately, gore is about the only thing Saw has going for it.