Live or die. Make your choice.

Starring: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Michael Emerson, Benito Martinez, Shawnee Smith, Monica Potter, Tobin Bell

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Hello Amanda. You don't know me, but I know you. I want to play a game. Here's what happens if you lose. The device you are wearing is hooked into your upper and lower jaw. When the timer in the back goes off, your mouth will be permanently ripped open." - Jigsaw

Why watch this? Every generation has its signature horror film. This is the 2000's entry.

Plot Summary: Two strangers awaken to find themselves chained inside a dilapidated bathroom, each with a tape recorder containing instructions from a mysterious serial killer known as Jigsaw. The men soon realize they are part of a twisted game where they must complete perverse puzzles to survive, forcing them to confront their pasts. As police detectives investigate a series of Jigsaw's gruesome traps, the two victims race against time to escape before their lives run out.

Dad's Preview: Akin to David Fincher's Seven (1995), this psychological horror film features a murderous sadist, Jigsaw, who puts quasi-evil people in situations, called games, where they have to choose one impossible choice over another. The clown-faced Jigsaw's motive is to teach these people a life or (in many cases) death lesson. This fare is not for the squeamish. People are tortured, dismembered and murdered in disturbing ways. However, if you can survive this claustrophobic torture-porn-fest, it's an interesting tale... that just might urge some of us to be better people (just in case he is watching).

Twisted Pictures; Lions Gate Films