Saw 2 (Widescreen) (2005)

"Sickly brilliant and twistedly clever.  Fred Topel, about.com

Editor's Note In SAW, a huge horror hit in 2004, a masked man called Jigsaw orchestrated the kidnapping of two people, chained them in a disgusting bathroom in an abandoned warehouse, and played vicious, brutal mind games with them that potentially could lead to their freedom. Jigsaw is back for more gory fun in SAW II, but this time he comes out from behind the mask to terrorize a troubled cop face-to-face. Tobin Bell reprises his brief role as Jigsaw in the first film with a major starring turn in the sequel. Dying of cancer, Jigsaw lets himself get caught, only to show Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) that his son, Daniel (Erik Knudsen), has been taken hostage with seven other people, all of whom have been placed in a house of horrors with only the slimmest chance of escaping with their lives. Jigsaw promises Matthews that Daniel will live only if the cop follows the rules of the game, but time is running out, as the captives' bodies have been poisoned with a toxin that will soon destroy them. Meanwhile, in the dank, mysterious, booby-trapped house, the ever-more-desperate group of people (including Shawnee Smith, who is back as Amanda, the lone survivor of SAW) furiously try to find their connection to each other and a way out, but blood and violence lie in their path. Like its predecessor, SAW II is a frightening thriller filled with plenty of tricks and treats to satisfy even the most jaded horror fan.

	Donnie Wahlberg
	Franky G
	Shawnee Smith
	Tobin Bell
	Charlie Clouser - Original Music By
	Darren Lynn Bousman - Director
	Darren Lynn Bousman, et. al. - Writer
	David A. Armstrong - Cinematographer
	David Hackl - Production Designer
	James Wan, et. al. - Executive Producer
	Kevin Greutert - Editor
	Mark Burg, et. al. - Producer

Entertainment Weekly
"[It] takes the lead with its smoother landing, which is again primed to blow the movie wide open, but manages a more compelling job of it than the original's cheat finish." -- Grade: B- 11/04/2005 p.51

Sight and Sound
"As Jigsaw, Tobin Bell is unnerving as the film's cancer-ridden, albino-skinned puppeteer." 01/01/2006 p.71

Rolling Stone
"Tobin Bell makes Jigsaw, the clue-dropping killer, a classic." 11/30/2006 p.100

San Francisco Examiner 6 of 10
Opening with a barnstorming, squirm-inducing death, Saw II promises another big payday. Unfortunately, the only thing Saw II actually delivers is a big letdown. It may have lots of tricks, but it's no treat. - Edie Sellers

San Francisco Chronicle 6 of 10
...as it was in the first Saw, audiences are faced with insane leaps in logic that sabotage the last part of the film. This movie was a solid Little Man clapping until the final three minutes, which are infected by a plot twist so frustrating that it would defy explanation even if we felt like giving the ending away. - Peter Hartlaub