Film2004103 min

Saw

Name: Saw
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Released: 2004
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Ken Leung

Taste attributes: crimehorrormysterythrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeUnsavoury and heavy: an otherworldly horror film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.4/10

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying...

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