The latest prequel/remake/reboot to the Texas Chain Saw
Massacre arrives with the origins of our favorite killer Leatherface (2017)
which strives to tell the story on how Leatherfae became the infamous killer we
now know and loathe. Verna (Lilli
Taylor) has been taking care of her boys for a long time until one day they end
up killing Sheriff Hal Hartman’s (Stephen Dorff) daughter. As punishment, he takes Verna’s youngest boy
away from her and places him in a halfway house.
Years later, Verna is still trying to get custody of her boy
when a break out at the halfway house leaves several people dead and nurse
Lizzy (Vanessa Grasse) prisoner to three of the children from the halfway
house. Now Lizzy must find a way to stay
calm as she finds herself in the middle of a murder spree and a deranged
Sheriff will stop at nothing to recapture the children at any costs.
Written by Seth M. Sherwood and directed by Alexandre
Bustillo and Julian Maury this is a violent and unforgiving film in the same
vein as the latter Chainsaw films. The
film pays homage to the legacy of the original film (while ignoring most of the
previous film Texas Chainsaw 3-D) which is to be expected from Bustillo and
Maury who crafter the film Inside (2007).
Keeping the true identity of who ultimately becomes
Leatherface among the four hospital escapees is a new added level to the
franchise but I’m not convinced it was needed but that is a small gripe for a
film that does a good job of trying to appease fans of the franchise. The film may not succeed on all levels but it
does do a good job of keeping the legacy alive and relevant at a time when most
horror “old school” horror franchises have already seen their final days.
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