This is one of the worst horror movie I've ever seen. With the premise of a chase between a group of psychopaths and a cold, violent sheriff, I expected something along the line of "The Devil's Rejects", a movie at least entertaining in terms of action and characters. But it was not.
The characters are dreadful. Leatherface is useless most of the movie. The psychopaths act in the most idiotic ways possible, even on psychopath standards. I won't even dignify to explain how mental illness is represented in this movie. One would expect, at least, a part of mystery and chaos in the antagonists, but they are only pseudo-edgy, dumb cardboard stereotypes. The "good" guys are predictable and hollow. I only added 3 stars for the sheriff character, who is played well by Stephen Dorff, and the old cars, which are cool. All in all, the characters come and go, meet one another at a random pace, until there is nothing left in the viewer's mind but confusion.
The cinematography is dreadful. The good old "yellow taint" by day and "blue taint" by night to give a dirty feeling are well worn-out by now; it's unoriginal and boring. The gore scenes? Yes, there are a few. Most of them are only based on cheap squishy noises and CGI blood. Boring and truly worthy of a direct-to-video movie. Add to that shameless rip-offs of iconic scenes from other movies (I won't spoil anything, but you will quickly understand this reference).
The scenario is dreadful. It never goes anywhere. It's suppose to be a HUNT, but it somehow manages to be boring! Were the screenwriters on a vacation? Here are some other issues I won't develop: idiotic Texas accents (and I'm from Europe!), cheap music, bad sound effects... In the end, you will be thankful to see main characters killed: at least, they're a change from the rest of the story.
My advice is: stick to the most iconic Texas Chainsaw movies. Leave a part of mystery in Leatherface's character. And, most importantly, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!
The characters are dreadful. Leatherface is useless most of the movie. The psychopaths act in the most idiotic ways possible, even on psychopath standards. I won't even dignify to explain how mental illness is represented in this movie. One would expect, at least, a part of mystery and chaos in the antagonists, but they are only pseudo-edgy, dumb cardboard stereotypes. The "good" guys are predictable and hollow. I only added 3 stars for the sheriff character, who is played well by Stephen Dorff, and the old cars, which are cool. All in all, the characters come and go, meet one another at a random pace, until there is nothing left in the viewer's mind but confusion.
The cinematography is dreadful. The good old "yellow taint" by day and "blue taint" by night to give a dirty feeling are well worn-out by now; it's unoriginal and boring. The gore scenes? Yes, there are a few. Most of them are only based on cheap squishy noises and CGI blood. Boring and truly worthy of a direct-to-video movie. Add to that shameless rip-offs of iconic scenes from other movies (I won't spoil anything, but you will quickly understand this reference).
The scenario is dreadful. It never goes anywhere. It's suppose to be a HUNT, but it somehow manages to be boring! Were the screenwriters on a vacation? Here are some other issues I won't develop: idiotic Texas accents (and I'm from Europe!), cheap music, bad sound effects... In the end, you will be thankful to see main characters killed: at least, they're a change from the rest of the story.
My advice is: stick to the most iconic Texas Chainsaw movies. Leave a part of mystery in Leatherface's character. And, most importantly, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!