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Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 33 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 97 Ratings

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  • Starring: Andrew Bryniarski, Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker
  • Summary: This thriller recounts the true story of five teenage travelers stranded in a rural Texas town, fighting for their lives against a chainsaw wielding madman and his bizarre extended family. (New Line Productions)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 33
  3. Negative: 13 out of 33
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    80
    What a superb job director Marcus Nispel has done re-creating, yet also revising, 1974's grisly, gristly, protein-centric masterpiece.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    60
    This particular reconceptualization actually does an impressive job of capturing the nasty dread of the original. It certainly is a vast improvement over those previous remakes/sequels.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    38
    This new, presumably improved Chainsaw is just as humorless as the original, but it's also slicker, glossier and resoundingly artificial.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 70
  3. Negative: 18 out of 70
  1. antwianf
    9
    Superbly gruesome and shockingly suspenseful with a touch of humor.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. jimmytancredi
    5
    The first one from those remakes' trend which lasts till today, unlike the majority which came later, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake is worthy and valid, which followed a path somewhat different from the original, a bit away from that amateurism (many think that's what made the first film so creepy), but without economizing the suspense and blood. The direction from Niespel Marcus is quite stylish, the cast, despite only containing good looking actors, is good. It is really worthwhile.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    3
    Terrible, just terrible. What Marcus Nispel demonstrated throughout the movie is how much blood he can present to the audience and how far his movie can fall into the Abyss of failure.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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