Saw

2004 Saw: Written by Leigh Whannell, directed by James Wan:
by Kiki

This 2004 movie, full of blood, twists, and suspense, won an award for best feature. The writer, 32 year old Australian Leigh Whannell, did an amazing job with this puzzling story line. The director, 32 year old Asian James Wan, did just as good of a job with directing the movie as Leigh did writing it. Of course, James also had a part in writing the story. Every camera angle was perfect to get the right feel of the story.

The actors did an amazing job as well. Leigh Whannell also played a role in the movie. He played Adam Faulkner-Stanheight in the movie. Another great actor in the movie was Shawnee Smith, playing Amanda. She plays a very devious role in this movie, helping the cops and yet tricking them at the same time. She also played the ditsy Linda in 1998-2004 Becker (the tv show about the character Dr. John Becker). It is amazing to me how she can go from the ditsy nurses assistant in Becker to the beautiful, devious Amanda in Saw. An amazing improvement if you ask me.

Many people argue the fact that Saw is just blood and guts. They also say that it has been drug out far to long. Though, I disagree deeply. You have to look past the blood and pay attention to what is actually going on. Pay attention to the twists and turns. There is a story beyond the blood. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Or in this case, a movie by its blood.

The cast and credits at http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808579789/cast