Having been sheltered for half a century, Leatherface is back to cause more mayhem.
What can you say, I waited ages to see this film, I had really high expectations, kind of like those I had for Halloween 2018, only that was good, this certainly wasn't.
I'll start off with the positives, visually it's superb, beautifully shot, with some great location work, and some impressive scenes, I liked the music also, it wasn't overly done.
Sadly the positives are few and far between, if you watch the original, and followed it up with this, you'll see what a pale imitation this is.
On the downside, firstly, some of the acting isn't up to scratch, at times it had the made for TV feel about it, it perhaps doesn't feel deserving of the title.
The characters are just awful, Leatherface just seems so out of sorts, and as for the crows of youngsters seeking a better life, they're all just loathsome, none of them have any redeeming features. That scene where they all pull out their phones.... I know what I thought.
Fortunately it's not a long film, at just over ninety minutes.
Had the potential to be a good watch, it wasn't, 4/10.
What can you say, I waited ages to see this film, I had really high expectations, kind of like those I had for Halloween 2018, only that was good, this certainly wasn't.
I'll start off with the positives, visually it's superb, beautifully shot, with some great location work, and some impressive scenes, I liked the music also, it wasn't overly done.
Sadly the positives are few and far between, if you watch the original, and followed it up with this, you'll see what a pale imitation this is.
On the downside, firstly, some of the acting isn't up to scratch, at times it had the made for TV feel about it, it perhaps doesn't feel deserving of the title.
The characters are just awful, Leatherface just seems so out of sorts, and as for the crows of youngsters seeking a better life, they're all just loathsome, none of them have any redeeming features. That scene where they all pull out their phones.... I know what I thought.
Fortunately it's not a long film, at just over ninety minutes.
Had the potential to be a good watch, it wasn't, 4/10.