Review:

The worst thing that a movie can be is boring. I can deal with bad acting and I can overlook terrible effects; Hell, sometimes that adds a certain charm. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre literally put me to sleep and I had to re-watch the last half. There is almost zero plot, every actor is garbage, it isn't scary, there is no suspense, and 90% of the violence and gore happens off screen or is merely implied. There were a few unintentionally funny scenes due to the terrible script and odd acting choices, but that's all I got out of it. The cinematography is okay and it's in focus, but there isn't any of it that was worth seeing. Very little happens and what does makes no sense or isn't interesting. The first fifteen minutes, which don't even include Leatherface, are easily the best, but they are largely irrelevant to the rest of the film. No one has a solid motivation, there is no drive to the story, and there are no likable characters. I guess I did kind of get a kick out of Paul A. Partain's terrible dialog and weird performance. If the kills were cool, I could at least get some enjoyment out of this movie, but there aren't any. For a film that was criticized for being ultra-violent, we don't get to see hardly anything. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a huge disappointment.