Rating of
2.5/4
Saw II review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 01/02/12
Michael, a police informant, is trapped in a venus flytrap like device while the key is in his eye planted by Jigsaw. Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) investigates Michael’s death. He goes with the SWAT team led by Officer Rigg (Lyriq Bent) and Detective Kerry (Dina Meyer) to capture Jigsaw (Tobin Bell). Amanda (Shawnee Smith) was likewise captured by Jigsaw along with the son of Michael.
Screenplay was decent with a few nice lines: Jigsaw – “Salvation if you earn it.” “You savor everything…” Amanda – “By creating a legacy, by living a life worth remembering, you become immortal.” Nothing scary about this film despite the haunting background music and gore involved. Using numbers on the bodies was brainy. Some of the deaths are laughable because of its pointlessness. Felt like a drama then a horror flick and the ending keeps us hanging. The revelation was one of the few highlights in this sequel. Saw II doesn’t do justice to its original.
