Saw II (2005) movie poster

Saw II (2005)

"Oh yes... There will be blood."
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๐Ÿ‘ 86%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 40% (RT: 39%, MC: 40) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
Horror

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Runtime
1h 33m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.6/10 (5,783 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
39%
Metacritic
40
Cast
Tobin Bell as John Kramer / Jigsaw
Donnie Wahlberg as Eric Matthews
Shawnee Smith as Amanda Young
Erik Knudsen as Daniel Matthews
Franky G as Xavier Chavez
Glenn Plummer as Jonas Singer
Emmanuelle Vaugier as Addison Corday
Beverley Mitchell as Laura Hunter
Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it based on 5,783 votes. Critics scored it lower at 40%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a high-stakes investigation. To his surprise, apprehending Jigsaw seems almost too easy, but what he doesn't realize is that being caught is merely another piece of Jigsaw's intricate puzzle. Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Darren Lynn Bousman's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
  • Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
  • During the filming of Saw II, Tobin Bell improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
Audience Consensus

Saw II is a 2005 American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, the sequel to James Wan's 2004 original. When a SWAT team led by Detective Eric Matthews, played by Donny Wahlberg, captures the Jigsaw Killer, now revealed as the terminally ill John Kramer played by Tobin Bell, they discover a live video feed showing eight people โ€” including Matthews's teenage son โ€” trapped in a house being slowly poisoned by a nerve agent. The victims must find antidotes hidden within deadly traps throughout the house within two hours or die.

Saw II expanded the franchise's mythology significantly, with Tobin Bell's extended screen time allowing him to develop Jigsaw from a shadowy threat into a philosophical, articulate antagonist who viewed his traps as therapeutic interventions. The twist ending, which revealed a devastating misdirection about the timeline of the house footage, maintained the franchise's tradition of gut-punch conclusions. Saw II earned $147 million worldwide on a $4 million budget.

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