Not bad for a remake. Not bad at all. I saw the original Mexican version a few years ago at Fantastic Fest 2010. I loved it. Three years later, this U.S version was shown at Fantastic Fest. I was kind of worried about it. While it still covers the same theme and same kind of feeling as the original, the story here was a lot different. This time around it is the mother who dies in the beginning and this cannibal family must adapt and carry on with their traditions. There's a mean son of a gun father, two teenage daughters, and a small boy. It is tradition in this family that the woman must do the killing for an ancient family ritual. So, the son of a gun father appoints the oldest daughter to do the dirty work. It is very predictable what's going to happen to some of the characters. The plot thickens when the two daughters decide they no longer want to participate in this ritual. In other words, they're tired of eating human chili. Or are they? Maybe they're tired of the killing but some family values are treasured more than others. We have a doctor played by Michael Parks here who finds out something fishy is happening with this family. A few okay killing scenes. A few stupid horror moments like a lady who is about to get killed didn't call 911 when she had enough time. The ending was surprising, though. Cheesy but cannibal movie lovers would love it.
Overall, it was okay. Still like the original better but this one was okay for a remake. One thing for sure, I ain't eating chili for a while.
