No, that's about as far from the truth as you can get. I went with several fans of the first one, and they hated the sequel, because they went expecting to see pretty much another version of the first one. I knew this one was gonna be different, and that's what I wanted to see. Needless to say I was quite entertained.

Saw 2 is a more character driven movie, giving insight to Jigsaw's motives and general psychology. It's a lot more graphic than the first one, and more elaborate. Even with 8 people in the house, the plot didn't slip or focus mainly on one specific person.

And yes, the ending was fucking great.

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