An average movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since it was available on the KPN pluspakket, I thought I might as well check it out again. To be honest, I have to admit that it was actually slightly better than I remembered but I still can't say I was really impressed though. Indeed, to be honest, I wasn't exactly blown away by ‘Saw’ which is, in my opinion, rather overrated, but, I have to admit it, even though the whole thing was rather far-fetched, it was still a rather interesting and entertaining horror flick. Apparently, this first sequel has a solid reputation but I wasn't expecting much from it and, indeed, it turned out to be nothing really great, even the 2nd time around. Seriously, I really don’t get what was supposed to be so great about this flick and  the whole thing was just rather pointless. Indeed, the acting was fairly  weak and the plot was, in my opinion, way too similar to the 1st movie. I have to admit that I did appreciate the fact they didn’t completely reveal in details the pasts of the involved characters and kept the whole thing this way more ambiguous and mysterious. That was a nice touch. However, the fact that there was actually really no link whatsoever between Eric Matthews and Jigsaw was rather lazy and disappointing and Amanda’s real agenda was actually pretty obvious from the start. Anyway, what remained was a bunch of nasty death scenes and the fans must have been thrilled but I wish they brought up something new but I guess that would be too much to ask from the movie moguls who always go for the easy money. Anyway, to conclude, even though it wasn't really bad, I still think it was rather average and I don’t think it is really worth a look, except, of course, if you are a die hard fan of the genre.