The "sleeper"
ending of Saw made
it the sleeper hit
of 2004. It created
a franchise industry
for Lions Gate Films
which set about
the task of creating
yearly sequels.
It also set a standard
for offering a satisfyingly
unforseen twist
ending; a defining
theme that played
out winningly in
Saw II.
The brilliant addition
to Saw II was the
introduction of
actor Tobin Bell,
who unveiled the
character of Jigsaw
to such humanizing
and agonizing effect.
The successful
future of the
Saw series will
rest upon the
ability to keep
providing clever
twists to the
story, inventing
new means of
'do or die'
deathtraps that
keep audiences
shocked but
spellbound,
and maintaining
the mesmerizing
cat and mouse
game between
Jigsaw and the
police, again
led by Dina
Meyer as Detective
Kerry.
Actress Shawnee
Smith stars
again as Jigsaw's
protegé.
Also returning
are director
Darren Lynn
Bousman and
screenwriter
Leigh Whannell.
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