X (2022) ***1/2

X (2022) doesn't attempt to hide its allegiance to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (review) and that's probably a good thing, as it would have been compared to it one way or another. It does feel a bit too "homagey"—for lack of a better term—at times though. There's definitely some of 1981's The Evil Dead (review) in the mix as well. Additionally, in a number of scenes I was reminded of Hatchet (2006), particularly with the humor involved. 

On that note, X clearly comes from the Adam Green/Eli Roth school of horror, which isn't necessarily a slight but also not a glowing recommendation from me either. It definitely feels like a Ti West film in the sense that it never fully grabbed me (none of his work does) but this is his best work yet by a slight margin. I was actually kind of surprised by how straightforward and tropey X was. This review might seem on the negative side but I had a good time with this one.

You can find my Ti West Feature Films Ranked list here.