Saw II

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Saw II

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Released Oct 28, 2005

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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On the hunt for the twisted vigilante and serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) and his team must apprehend the elusive murderer to rescue eight people trapped in an abandoned house, before they succumb to his torturous and murderous games. One twist to this task is that Matthews' own son, Daniel (Erik Knudsen), is among the eight people Jigsaw has chosen to test for their lack of morality. With nerve gas pumping through the house, every second counts.

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Critics Consensus

Saw II is likely to please the gore-happy fans of the original, though it may be too gruesome for those not familiar with first film's premise.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

The original provided some genuinely creepy moments despite an increasingly absurd story line; the equally silly sequel defuses much of its tension...

Jun 28, 2022

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Jordan Crucchiola

New York Magazine/Vulture

If you've bought into the Saw movies, II ups the violence without totally jumping the shark, and is a worthy follow-up to the original.

Oct 27, 2017

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Bousman and writer Leigh Whannell construct their version of a skewed morality play where Jigsaw's devices pull “guilty” victims apart like shredded beef in a crockpot. This is empty-headed stuff, with little thought behind its cruel philosophy.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 11, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Easily one of the best Saw sequels. More focus on Shawnee Smith's Amanda, more Dina Meyer and a nice little ACAB message against Wahlberg's garbage cop. Plus: the needle pit is great!

Rated: 4/5

Sep 29, 2023

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

Saw II deepens the series' mythology without desperately over-extending itself... In fact, it's one of the better second entries from any big-hitter horror franchise.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 20, 2021

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Rowan C

Saw 2 was not as good as the first one, but I had a really fun time watching this movie. The main character is Detective Eric Matthews and he seems to get himself into a predicament because of his controversial past. Jhon Kramer decides to target the detective because of this past and he kidnaps his son in which he is put in a trap with a bunch of other people. Later in the movie, it is found out that the other people with the Detectives son are the people that Eric Matthews put away wrongfully. There is a slow active gas that is passing through all of the targets airways and they have exactly 2 hours to get antidotes which are placed throughout the house in traps. To sum it up, they end up not working together and most of them end up dying besides Daniel and Amanda. It was found out at the end of the movie, that Amanda was taking up Jhons' spot as Jigsaw after he died. Once the time expired the safe opened in the safehouse, which revealed Daniel in the safe gasping for air. While this is happening, Daniel is in the house looking for his son when he stumbles across a person in a pig mask in the bathtub. He gets to close and she ends up sticking him with a needle in which he passes out. He wakes up and there is a tape sitting right next to him. It is revealed that Amanda was going to be the next Jigsaw and that she was setting up everyone in that whole game. She reveals that Eric Matthews was going to be her first trap and it was very ironic. It is ironic because she left him chained by his foot in the same bathroom that Lawrence and Adam were in, in the first movie. The movie ends with Eric Matthews screaming at Amanda threatning to kill her as she locks him in the dark bathroom. Overall, a pretty good sequel and I can say that I did not predict this ending at all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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James B

Saw II is a good sequel with creative traps decent gore and an entertaining storyline.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Emil P

This was not bad but the first one was just much better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Sasha C

not as good as the first, because the last 10 minutes were crazy and out of the blue; however they really opened up a new story line and the first hour or so were very good. We are really starting to get to know "jigsaw" and a few other important characters in the franchise. The gore is top notch, no sex or anything of that nature. Fun traps and puzzles continuation of the first.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Léonard -

My favorite saw and very underrated the plot is very good, the plot twist is excellent, I really like the idea of 8 people looking for a syringe to get out of this alive, and “every man for himself”. And I love John Kramer's character in this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Hunter b

I like how it makes a connection with the first saw.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Shawnee Smith

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Synopsis

On the hunt for the twisted vigilante and serial killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) and his team must apprehend the elusive murderer to rescue eight people trapped in an abandoned house, before they succumb to his torturous and murderous games. One twist to this task is that Matthews' own son, Daniel (Erik Knudsen), is among the eight people Jigsaw has chosen to test for their lack of morality. With nerve gas pumping through the house, every second counts.

Director: Darren Bousman
Producer: Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules
Screenwriter: Darren Bousman, Leigh Whannell
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Twisted Pictures, Evolution Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Rating: R (Gore|Drug Content|Grisly Violence|Language|Terror)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $87.0M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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