Texas Chainsaw Massacre Review Round-Up: What Critics Are Saying About The Horror Franchise's Return

gamespot.com:

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 Metacriticbased 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.

«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]

«For all its predictability and averageness, Texas Chainsaw Massacre does have two fantastically executed shock scenes.» — Richard Roeper — [Full review]

«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.