Sawblade

A group of college students on a road trip find themselves stranded in a remote town after their car breaks down. They soon discover that the town is home to a psychotic killer who uses elaborate traps and devices to torture and murder his victims. As the killer picks them off one by one, the remaining survivors must find a way to escape the town and the deadly game before they become the next victims.

Sawblade received generally negative reviews from critics, with many citing its unoriginality and reliance on gore over plot. Audience reception was also lukewarm, with some appreciating the suspense but many finding it derivative of other horror franchises.

• Relies heavily on gore and jump scares with little substance.

• Fails to offer any originality in the well-worn slasher subgenre.

• The plot is predictable and the characters are underdeveloped.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be a predictable and gory horror flick. While some enjoyed the tension, many felt it was a weak imitation of more successful horror franchises.

Director Daniel Myrick is also known as a co-creator and director of the original 'The Blair Witch Project'.