comfortably took it to the limit and told a great story in an innovative way. Well done to Mr Shankland and fellow cast and crew, as this film will in my mind no doubt keep thriller fans on the edge of their seats when spending the close approaching weekend evenings at the flicks.

watching, and not get grossed out. See this movie.

brutal and dark world and be amazed by it's "beauty"! That's all I have to say, about this thriller ...

characters and a very intelligent story which reflects about some fascinating topics.And, because of that narrative complexity, the torture scenes have a much bigger emotional impact than almost all the others "torture-porn" thrillers.Besides, this movie has an ingenious twist at the end which does not leave any plot holes and closes the story perfectly.Stellan Skarsgård and Melissa George bring great performances.They both show a good level of intensity, and they are very involved on their characters, so they result very credible.Pity these two perfect performances went completely unnoticed.I really did not expect to like this movie so much.WAZ is an excellent not to mention very underrated thriller which deserves an enthusiastic recommendation, with the warning that the scenes of violence may result too intense for some people.I took a huge surprise with this film.

will no doubt upset some unprepared viewers.The film is shot almost entirely at night by Morten Søborg of "Pusher" fame.The script by Clive Bradley is intelligent with its central theme of non-existence of altruism and is completely devoid of any light.I simply can't wait for Tom Shankland's bleak survival horror "The Day" 2008 .Finally I live for such gritty and ugly cinema like "WAZ".

it's very good.There's a rugged brutal efficiency in the way this film goes about delivering the goods. You've got your cops, new and old, with sketchy case files and hints of crookedness, a scientific theory of genetics being exploited by our murderer and a gang of outlaws who are being targeted. All of it is carried out with appropriate macabre and occasional wit and humour, good, edgy hand-held camera techniques, clever acting and a pacey script. I thought it was great on an intelligence level and I squirmed every time there was a 'nail' scene.I was even more surprised to learn afterwards that this was a British production, was shot in Belfast and used a largely British cast, yet had me fooled as to it's New York setting and convincing accents. What more can i say apart from wow, i love this movie? I also realised after that Waz is Saw backwards, and a cynic may say that is opportunistic marketing, but to them i say, see the movie and tell me it doesn't at least give Saw a run for it's money, if not kick it's stupid face off. Saw's ideas were good, but their killer seemed a flimsy afterthought to me. In Waz, the killer and their motives are integral to the plot, which surprises before a satisfactory ending and it's hard not to find empathy for the killer, something i never got in Saw. The great script and acting add depth and character to the story, which hit me with surprises and left me feeling contemplative, which is unusual for horror today.Verdict: Come for the torture, stay for the good movie

comfortably took it to the limit and told a great story in an innovative way. Well done to Mr Shankland and fellow cast and crew, as this film will in my mind no doubt keep thriller fans on the edge of their seats when spending the close approaching weekend evenings at the flicks.

heart of this film though is a battle between love and hatred that gets you thinking. Some on these boards have said that it has changed their whole view of life and love. While it probably hasn't affected me quite so profoundly I would have to say that everyone should watch this film as it's guaranteed to entertain, engage and inspire, which is what all art should do. Overall a very good movie: 8/10.