When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric Matthews begins a full investigation and apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting caught is just another part of his plan. Eight more of his victims are already fighting for their lives and now it's time for Matthews to join the game.
Saw II -- better-acted than its predecessor, which isn't saying much -- is so gratuitously, sadistically violent, and to such little end, that it finally falls over dead on the far side of obscene.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
28 Oct 2005
rotten:
Saw II only has one ambition -- to make us squirm. And it does. Just don't be surprised if you need to switch to an electric razor after this.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Oct 2005
rotten:
As it was in the first Saw, audiences are faced with insane leaps in logic that sabotage the last part of the film.
– Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Oct 2005
fresh:
Quite possibly Saw II sheds enough blood to satisfy horror aficionados.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
28 Oct 2005
rotten:
In a fun house like this the elaborate tortures seem to leave behind the real world of pain and suffering for the realm of slapstick; they're the kind of horrors that make you scream and laugh at the same time.