Genre: Horror
Runtime: 90 minutes
Year: 2019
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Tim Matheson, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry
Description: A mother (Aubrey Plaza) gives her 13-year-old son (Gabriel Bateman) a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2020 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 13: A REMAKE
Review: Not Brad Dourif voicing Chucky, no story of the spirit of a serial killer possessing a doll, not Don Mancini working on it. How can a “Child’s Play” remake happen? The original isn’t exactly a masterpiece and this version of “Child’s Play” isn’t a true remake. It’s more a new take on the story, translating it to modern day technology. And it makes for a surprisingly fun horror flick.
The Buddi doll is on the market and it is an electronic device that can be connected with several other technical appliances in a household, like your television or thermostat. After a conflict with his boss, a Korean programmer sabotages one of the dolls, which make for this Buddi doll doesn’t have limits. It can use violence and it can curse.
When saleswoman Karen gets a return of this doll at her store, because it doesn’t function properly, she takes it home for her son Andy. Since they just moved and he is wearing a hearing aid, it’s hard for Andy to make new friends. At first, Andy has lots of fun with his Buddi doll, whom is now called Chucky. But it quickly starts acting weird.
Horror movie remakes are most often really bad. And it looked like that was the fate of “Child’s Play”. Especially since the reason why Chucky is the way he is was changed drastically, nobody really had any faith in this project. But it works, surprisingly enough. And this is why. The film is very self-aware and knows what it is. It took advantage of the rating and the film is really bloody at times. And there are some really original deaths in this film. And for the most, the acting isn’t bad at all. And it’s a really funny horror movie. It takes advantage of the silly premise of a doll killing people.
The film is predictable at times, because you know exactly who will probably live or die. And the family dynamic and most characters are pretty stereotypical. And even though Mark Hamill voicing Chucky excellently is a big thumbs up, the look of Chucky is awful. There is this one scene where Andy is trying to teach Chucky to look scary and you watch him trying to do that for a few minutes. This happens early on in the film and I just couldn’t unsee it.
When you’re a “Child’s Play” purist, which I am by no means, you will hate this movie. Because it took a complete different route with the character’s origin. But without that baggage, “Child’s Play” is a lot of fun.
Rating: 3/ 5
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