The newest installment in the long-running Texas Chainsaw Massacre series has arrived. According to an official synopsis for the film, “influencers looking to breathe new life into a Texas ghost town encounter Leatherface, an infamous killer who wears a mask of human skin.”
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is written by Chris Thomas Devlin, and directed by David Blue Garcia. The film’s cast includes Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouéré, Alice Krige, Jessica Allain, and Nell Hudson.
As of this writing, Texas Chainsaw Massacre has an aggregate score of 37 on Metacritic based on 15 critic reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a slightly more favorable 40% based on 40 reviews. These scores will likely shift as other outlets publish their takes, but based on the reviews already floating out there, it looks like this movie could only be for hardcore franchise fans–or apologists.
Below, you’ll see a selection of the many reviews of Texas Chainsaw Massacre that have already been published.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Directed by: David Blue Garcia
- Written by: Chris Thomas Devlin
- Starring: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouéré, Alice Krige, Jessica Allain, and Nell Hudson
- Premiere Date: February 18
The Wrap – 78
“To some, a film with undeveloped themes, thin characters, and superficial gore might seem like a bad thing. To connoisseurs of the slasher genre, it’s all part of a well-balanced breakfast. Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s narrative efficiency and tight 81-minute running time make it an ideal delivery system for creative kills and memorable gore.” – William Bibbiani – [Full review]
Chicago Sun-Times – 63
“For all its predictability and averageness, Texas Chainsaw Massacre does have two fantastically executed shock scenes.” – Richard Roeper – [Full review]
The Hollywood Reporter – 60
“Slasher film fans should embrace this Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which pays loving homage to the original via a variety of Easter Eggs and doesn’t at all stint on the gore. Seriously, there’s so much blood splattered on the screen that you’ll have an urge to wear a poncho if you sit too close.” – Frank Scheck – [Full review]
The New York Times – 40
“In David Blue Garcia’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre the blade is more active than ever. But while Leatherface, the homicidal head case who fashions masks from the skin of his victims, might be busier, his ability to scare has waned considerably.” – Jeannette Catsoulis – [Full review]
San Francisco Chronicle – 0
“What garbage. Seriously. What absolute, bereft, witless, unoriginal, unrewarding, soulless garbage that’s 40 years past scaring anybody. The only power this formula retains is the power to make you feel a little sad — at the ugliness, at the cynicism, and at the pathetic waste of your own mind as you watch it.” – Mick LaSalle – [Full review]
Detroit News – B-
“It achieves its goal.” – Adam Graham – [Full review]
IndieWire – C+
“It delivers plenty of blood spattered, gut-spilling gore to satisfy genre lovers’ bloodlust, even if we’ve pretty much seen everything a chainsaw can do by now.” – Jude Dry – [Full review]
Source: Gamespot
