The AV Club wrote a column about this movie recently, and I hadn't heard of it. I'm pleased, because it has fairly good production values, and the script is solid enough that I never felt bored. As much as I love horror movies, most of them don't hold me too well.
There's a good sense of tension once the story has been set up. The decisions the contestants have to make are difficult, but they also seem well balanced. The approach to the game also varies by player, which helps make things more interesting. The situation is a no-win scenario, where even the winner gets to walk away with feeling terrible for the rest of their life.
There's one main plot hole, and it's the question of how it is that no one has reported this 'game' to authorities. This could easily have been addressed, with a scene of a bribe being delivered or something like that. We get one very slight hint at it, when the son of the host tells someone who attempts to escape that no one will believe her. Given the delivery and the situation, it's hard to take that as an explanation.
Other than that, for one of these Saw-themed movies, it's really pretty good. At least, it's more memorable than the other ones I've seen.
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