8/10
A solid reboot. Short and sweet, with all the predictable but fun elements you expect to see, executed with a bit of flair
25 February 2022
More horror films/reboots need to learn from this. 74 minutes (without credits), wham bam thank you mam, no messing around, doesn't try to be clever, just gets the job done for the fans. The modern viewer doesn't want 2 hours of drawn out Texas Chainsaw taking itself way too seriously. The story doesn't make much sense and the acting is pretty lame. But this is what you want, or at least expect, from an old school slasher which follows the tried and tested formula. There were some fun kills and a few jumps. But basically it was a short and sweet, quickly paced, old school slasher film executed with even a bit of flair and style. The wheel has not been reinvented, but this was precisely what was required in 2022 for a low budget reboot of a classic. Maybe it could have done more, but I think what it achieved is not to be underestimated, when the vast majority of horror films that follow a dated formula like this flat and take themselves far too seriously and have no style or gumption.
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