So I bought a copy of Saw on DVD this week. Pretty cool movie. I'd definately recomend giving it a look-see.

Although I really liked the movie, there are a few things about it that don't really work. If you've not seen it, and don't want me spoiling it for you, you should stop reading here.

***SPOILER ALERT***

I totally dug the ending, but am I the only one who finds it a little hard to swallow? Neither of them noticed the "dead" guy breathing? The guy has at least two different cancers and he didn't have to cough for eight solid hours? This guy couldn't make Cary Elwes's tape without coughing. And how could the guy use that little electrocution remote control without the guys seeing him move?

If I were to describe Saw in one sentence, it'd be "It's a lot like Se7en, except here the focus is on the victims instead of the cops." If I had two sentences, I'd point out that Danny Glover is no Morgan Freeman. In fact, he's not even a very good Danny Glover. This is probably the worst performance of his career. I was all set to pronounce him a has-been, until I read somewhere or other that many of the scenes in the finished movie were one-take dress rehearsals. Time and budget constraints prevented the filmmakers from doing unlimited takes to get everything just right, so they went with what they had. Now that I know this, I've stopped laughing at Glover. But still, this should be a lesson for him (and all of us, for that matter): always give it your all, because you never know what's going to stick.