this was a fun movie to see in an empty theater with a couple of friends and yell things at the screen. there is a point, about two-thirds of the way through, where it got a bit boring, but the gore and psychological suspense was enough to keep my attention most of the time. the film tried to be a bit of silence of the lambs and seven...but it does not quite work. contrary to some other opinions expressed here, the acting was good. it is a tough thing to be chained to a pipe for 100 minutes of screen time, and the two actors pull it off suprisingly well. that said, Saw is entirely watchable and, at times, even interesting. the plot twists don't exactly pay off, but hey, i sure as hell was not going to see alfie.