The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Name: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Released: 2003-10-17
Cast: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Eric Balfour, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel

R
1h 30m
2003

37%

age 18+

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After a dozen graves are desecrated in rural Texas, five young people in their 20s (Jessica Biel - Blade: Trinity; Jonathan Tucker - The Deep End; Eric Balfour - "Six Feet Under," "24"; Erica Leerhsen - "The Guardian"; and Mike Vogel - "Grounded for Life") investigate and find themselves stalked by a family of cannibals led by Leatherface, a towering and insane brute dressed in human skins. Remake of the 1974 horror classic.

Director:

Marcus Nispel

Producer:

Writer:

Scott Kosar

Cast:

Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Eric Balfour, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, R. Lee Ermey, David Dorfman, Heather Kafka, Lauren German

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

37%

Critics Consensus: An unnecessary remake that's more gory and less scary than the original.

Reviews

Georgia Straight

Steve Newton

It's R. Lee Ermey of Full Metal Jacket fame who deserves most of the credit for this remake earnin...

Hard to do worse than this extremely gory mess.

This poor mediocre remake brings nothing and adds nothing to an already classic film...

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Sacramento News & Review

Even a paint-by-numbers slasher is a novelty in this decade.

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 18+

Common Sense Says

Hard to do worse than this extremely gory mess.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie is not recommended for anyone under 17. Yes, kids love to be scared, but the violence here is so disturbingly realistic that it's too much for most older kids (and some adults) to handle. The various murders are definitely graphic (we get to see the flesh rip and the organs exposed) but the suicide scene is so disturbing that several people walked out of the theater immediately afterwards. Violence aside, there's still no reason to see this movie--the story doesn't make much sense, the acting is mediocre at best, and even at 98 minutes, it feels way too long. Bottom line: Save your money!