This is the
movie that gave us Chucky with his face stapled, sewn, and hair done all
weirdly. It’s also where Jennifer Tilly entered the franchise as Tiffany, the
iconic doll. This installment introduces the idea that an amulet is needed to
transfer souls into human bodies—a continuity flaw that doesn’t align with the
movies before or after this one.
That aside, the
movie is sometimes fun and other times not. It takes about forty minutes to hit
its stride, and when it does, it plays it safe. You get to see some wild
killings by Tiffany, and the movie keeps things straightforward, making the
violence feel believable—something I appreciated more than the over-the-top
approach of the two movies before this (Child’s Play 2 (1990) and Child’s
Play 3 (1991)).
The CGI isn’t
spectacular, and the plot isn’t perfectly sewn together. This movie, along
with Seed of Chucky (2004), has nothing to do with Andy, the main
human character from the first three films and the last two before the reboot.
This is the fourth installment in the Child’s Play franchise.
The plot starts
with Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) rescuing Chucky’s mangled remains from a police
officer. She patches him up, bringing him back to life in doll form. We see her
trailer, which is filled with dolls, showing her obsession. She performs the
necessary incantations to revive Chucky, only to be surprised when his
intentions for their relationship aren’t what she hoped. In anger, she locks
him in a playpen with a female doll. He escapes, kills her, and transfers her
soul into the female doll.
Now together,
Chucky tells Tiffany she needs him to find his amulet so they can transfer
their souls into living bodies. They decide to enlist Tiffany’s friend to help
by having him transport the dolls to the burial site of Chucky’s human body,
where the amulet is buried with him.
They kidnap the
young man and his girlfriend, who are actually trying to escape the girl’s
overbearing father. On their journey to the burial site, Chucky and Tiffany
kill many people along the way, leading the police to believe the young couple
is responsible for the murders.
The movie is
easy to follow, with no complexity, and you can enjoy what it brings to the
franchise. That said, it’s just average. The film was followed by Seed of
Chucky (2004), Curse of Chucky (2013), and Cult of Chucky (2017).
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