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22
Negative reviews
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1.5
Bell has always insisted that he isnt a murdererhey, if people cant retrieve the key from the bottom of the beaker of sulfuric acid, thats their probl ..
Av Club
2.0
Like that gut busting sequel, Saw II strives to overwhelm its audience through sheer overlapping horrors, and it succeeds to a large degree.
Austin Chronicle
4.5
Its not despair hes interested in (although theres plenty of it edging about the sides of the frame), but instead hope, transformation, and love.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
Saw is a sub Se7en B movie serial killer chiller with more high concepts stuffed into its 100 minutes than it can handle.
Screen Daily
1.5
By centering on Zekes investigation, Spiral winds up feeling more like an ordinary serial killer procedural one of those many Se7en and Silence of the ..
Vulture
4.0
While the movie does, yet again, leave things open for a potential sequel, I hope Lions Gate wont resort to pulling another chapter out.
Cinema Blend
1.9
Essentially, this is one more movie that, regardless of its setting or even planet, exists to knock off its cast members one by one.
Usa Today
2.5
If it was occasionally too ugly for its own good, its stylishness and clever storytelling techniques made up for it.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
The scariest thing about the movie is trying to imagine someone who would enjoy it; maybe theres one behind you right now.
News Review
3.0
Anyone expecting more of the same wont be disappointed, though, obviously, it lacks the originality of the first film.
View London
2.5
The original Saw opened with one of the best first acts in recent American horror cinema.
Film Journal
0.6
It wasnt good, but it occasionally delivered the visceral terror we want from a horror movie.
Boston
3.0
The setup is roughly the same, but on a grander scale and without the mystery element of the first film.
Mountain X
3.1
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Star Tribune
3.2
Where Saw II lags behind in Saws novelty, it takes the lead with its smoother landing, which is again primed to blow the movie wide open, but manages ..
Ew
3.5
Some truly terrible technicalities and mindless elements keep it from being highbrow horror, but for horror buffs, like myself, theres a certain charm ..
Film Inquiry
3.0
If anything, the sequel improves upon its predecessors perverse fascination with Seven style murders and brutally violent puzzles.
Empire
2.2
Percent of Inventive Deaths: 60 the rest are all vomiting blood and dying of nerve gas.
Movies
2.5
One is haunting and wonderful, one is very good, and one spoils the fun.
Sf Gate
3.0
This macabre follow up to 2004s low budget horror smash cant rival its predecessors fiendish ingenuity.
Bbc
2.5
By the time the final twists start exposing themselves and the title tool makes a welcome cameo appearance, its fully apparent that this sequel is mor ..
The New York Times
3.1
A toxic nerve gas is being leaked through the buildings vents that will kill them in exactly two hours.
The Movie Boy
3.5
As sequels go, its better than most.But there is surely an unrated directors cut somewhere in our future that will leave this in the dust.
Bullz-Eye
1.5
Laura: The first Saw got points for its outrageous premise even as it lifted ideas from better movies.
Reeling Reviews
1.5
But the insane wit of Saw, which recognized how ludicrous horror movies have gotten and went in the direction of deliberate, knowing self parody to co ..
Flickfilosopher
2.5
In the end its probably a wash, but, unlike most horror sequels, Saw II doesnt exhibit a steep decline in quality from its predecessor.
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
Bousmans main challenge is to elevate the tension the original created so succinctly but it fails the test.
Hollywood
2.2
There was no script or story, merely an instant brand name just waiting for a horror franchise.
Seattle Pi
3.8
The films look effectively mirrors the obfuscatory vibe, as Wan places the emphasis on off kilter, thoroughly menacing visuals.
Reel Film
3.5
The film is a bit weak in the middle, but it managed to pull out some really nice twists in the end.Its a worthy follow up to the underground hit from ..
7M Pictures
3.1
Rosie DiManno: Sometimes, the truth simply will never be known Last week we learned that we likely will never learn the cause of two spectacular myste ..
The Star
1.3
But its a marginal improvement at best.If anything, this blood spattered, stomach churning sequel to last years serial killer thriller is even more mo ..
Deseret News
2.5
Having grown bored with smart arse self referential horror films and then with the creepy children crossbred from Asian cinema and The Sixth Sense, au ..
Urban Cine File
2.5
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Kansas City
2.5
Back Shelf Beauties by Willie Waffle Saw II I was a huge fan of the first Saw.Along with being a surprise hit from out of nowhere, I thought it was sc ..
Waffle Movies
3.1
As a sequel, Saw II refuses to conform, even to its own standards.While that leaves some ground uncovered and a lack of any real surprises, fans can s ..
Movie Crypt
3.5
Without giving it away, there are a few fun nods to horror movies of the past that anyone with a good knowledge of horror cliches will appreciate.Ther ..
ComingSoon
4.2
Saw II is the best horror film of the year and it couldnt be arriving at a better time.
From The Balcony
1.9
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
3.8
Jigsaws still got a screw loose, but he definitely is a straight shooter.
Mid West Film Journal
3.5
Okay, so yes the past two TERMINATOR films have pretty much failed everyone on an epic scale.
Bloody Disgusting
3.2
A superior grade of actors and a virtuosic application of gore make the sequel more entertaining than the original even if the movie bogs down in its ..
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.0
The result is a grimy and relentless portrayal of high tension cruelty thats excruciating to watch but as riveting as a nail gun to the nut sack.
Ear Of Newt
4.0
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Film Force Ign
2.5
Theres a reason Im not the box office guru I cant predict what an audiences will like any better than Jeanne Dixon can foretell the impending apocalyp ..
Horror
1.9
Youll be hard pressed to find a shred of the perverse ingenuity that made Saw so effectively unnerving.
Seattle Times
2.5
Eventually ... the movie benefits from the courageousness of some atypical story choices, and rallies to a passingly respectable if still extremely mi ..
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