tresm87 It stars out semi interesting as we see a young Jedidiah Sawyer and his decrepitly twisted family trying to sway him into their evil ways. Then it takes the story in a completely opposite direction for about an hour with a whole different feel and initiative. This is where it runs into some dragged on problems of scattered plotting and pointless gratuitous violence without substantial connection to the overall story. There's a character named Bud that has an overwhelmingly distinct look to that of Leatherface with a heavy stature and messy brown hair and you're constantly thinking that will end up being the iconic character until they throw their massive attempt at a clever twist at you and kill him off only to have the very unsuspected Jackson character turn out to be the main character. This ridiculous move alone destroyed this film's potential. I get wanting to be clever and unsuspecting with the plot in this day and age of endless twists and turns, but it would've been so uttlery fitting to have had Bud turn out to be Leatherface. I don't think it would've made the overall mediocre story and pacing much better but it would've added a familiarity element to have that outcome. Maybe I'm just being biased but overall this origin story didn't amount to much other than some well shot cinematography and a few throwbacks to the franchise. I'd stick to the original, extremely underrated 2003 remake, and even the ok origin story to that "the Beginning".

loueysmith It made absolutely zero sense that Jackson turned out to be Jed. It was totally unbelievable that an almost compassionate normal functioning, rational person, would immediately transform into a dumbass mute for the last 10 mins of the movie! A shot in the face would not cause this, it would cause disfigurement sure, but it wouldn't dramatically change his whole personality into a mindless idiot. It would have made far more sense if the other character Bud turned out to be Jed, especially as it gave us an inkling of what he was capable of by killing the guy at the mental hospital and Isaac. They were obviously going for maybe a bit of a twist, but it's one that wasn't believable and just makes the movie disappointing. Plus leatherface is a big guy, Jackson/Jed was not, not at all. All in all it's not a great movie, I watched it to get the back story...but just wound up disappointed with even that!

csharpforevermore I do not know whether it is because I did not see the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre first, or simply because I am a huge fan of horror movies, but this film is one of my favorites. The narrative is hugely entertaining, and the gore is believable and not over the top. This rates has one of the sickest films that I have seen, due to its over the top sex scenes and horrific violence. I would certainly advise anybody of a nervous disposition to avoid this film, but if you're like me and are never tired of being jump-scared by horror movies, then this is the film for you.I never quite understood the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre film, but I certainly understand this one. I feel that a lot of other reviewers are too harsh with their criticisms as being "completely irrelevant and grossly disappointing". This film was a lot better than many other horror movies on IMDB that have higher ratings, in my opinion.The character's dynamics are succinct and well-acted. There are some gratuitously violent or gory scenes but what do you expect from horror movies these days? I feel that if you approach this film without any expectations, and without contrasting it against the other films in this series, then you will be able to get a satisfactory amount of entertainment from Leatherface.

Knot0569 It takes an hour and 17 minutes before Leatherface actually kills someone, the time leading up to that was pretty forgettable too. There's literally no horror elements to this movie either, just some lame gore and a sadistic family.