Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Directed by David Blue Garcia
After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.
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Clearly, the filmmakers have seen lots of other classic scary movies; while the homages are restrained, savvy viewers will catch visual nods to Aliens , Terminator 2 , Jaws , Halloween , and, of course, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre original.
The film also has a weird amount of homage to Terminator 2 (Melody’s leg wound and the shotgun blasts to Leatherface by the water being similar to Sarah Connor’s showdown with the T-1000 near the end of T2 ).
She also gets a shotgun moment reminiscent of Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2, so hopefully, she gets another chance to show off her survivalist chops in stronger material.
Idealistic sisters Melody (Sarah Yarkin; Happy Death Day 2U ) and Lila (Elsie Fisher; Castle Rock ) have made their way to Harlow, Texas, with their good friend and business partner, Dante (Jacob Latimore; The Maze Runner ).
Also along for the journey is the other chef, Dante (Jacob Latimore, The Maze Runner ), and his blonde girlfriend, Ruth (Nell Hudson).
Director David Blue Garcia, working with a team that includes writer-producers Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues ("Don't Breathe," 2013's "Evil Dead" remake), keeps things simple, pointed and roaring.
This has become one of my favorite movies about marriage, the likes of Marriage Story, Past Lives, and Kramer vs Kramer, though that one is more of a divorce legal drama.
This has become one of my favorite movies about marriage, the likes of Marriage Story, Past Lives, and Kramer vs Kramer, though that one is more of a divorce legal drama.