Saw II
Movie, 2005, John Kramer
Saw II is #2 of 10 in release order and #3 of 10 in chronological order in the Saw.
The story
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.
Saw II recap
Detective Eric Matthews, a violent cop with a habit of planting evidence, tracks the Jigsaw Killer to a warehouse and finds John Kramer, dying of cancer, waiting for him. On monitors, Eric sees eight people trapped in a house filling with nerve gas, including his son Daniel. The others, among them Amanda Young, the only known survivor of a Jigsaw trap, were all framed by Eric. They have two hours to find antidotes hidden in the house, and the numbers on the backs of their necks are the code to a safe. John says that if Eric talks with him long enough, he will see his son again. The prisoners die one by one; the drug dealer Xavier turns on the others when he learns of the numbers. A SWAT team led by Eric's colleague Allison Kerry raids the house shown on the monitors. Losing his patience, Eric beats John until he agrees to take him to the house.
Saw II ending explained
The video was recorded earlier: Daniel is safe in the warehouse, Amanda is Jigsaw's apprentice, and Eric ends up chained in the bathroom from the first film. Xavier cuts the number off his own neck to read it, and Daniel kills him. Eric reaches the house, where Amanda attacks him in a pig mask. Daniel was hidden in the safe the whole time, and had Eric waited, he would have seen him. Amanda leaves Eric chained in the bathroom, where Adam's body still lies.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Saw II
Saw II is streaming on Fawesome in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 39%
Where it fits
What to watch before Saw II
Saw (2004), which Saw II (2005) continues.
Cast
- Tobin Bell as Jigsaw / John
- Donnie Wahlberg as Eric Matthews
- Shawnee Smith as Amanda
- Erik Knudsen as Daniel Matthews
- Franky G as Xavier
- Glenn Plummer as Jonas
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Addison
- Beverley Mitchell as Laura
- Noam Jenkins as Michael
- Timothy Burd as Obi
- Dina Meyer as Kerry
- Lyriq Bent as Rigg
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.