Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesNathan Lee

  Mindlessly repeats the archetypal "Chainsaw" scenario.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  This is not a slick, jokey horror movie in the post-"Scream" mold, but a genuine attempt to strip the coating from the audience's nerves. It's nasty and brutish, if not particularly short.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  The whole fear-of-obese-hillbillies device is starting to smell as stale as Leatherface's playroom. Does this horror trend simply reflect a national fear, as giant radioactive ants personified the Bomb in the 1950s? If so, maybe it's time for us all to go on a diet; America needs fresh fodder for its boogeymen.

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• 25

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  Unlike "Hostel" or "Wolf Creek," TCM:B is rank and depressing.

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• 20

  out of 100

  Variety

  Auds would be well advised not to attempt "Beginning" on a full stomach.

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