There’s such a
thing as too much Chucky. This last movie in the franchise before the proposed
2019 reboot takes the cheesiness a step too far. Chucky can now split his soul
into multiple things, which is just lame. The whole appeal of the franchise was
the idea of a single serial-killing doll. That forced the writers to build
suspense and plan clever kills. But when there are multiple dolls doing the
killing, it takes the fun out of it.
This movie
steals the soul of the franchise and flushes it down the toilet. Written and
directed by Don Mancini, the creator of the franchise back in 1988, it feels
like he’s taken the series down a bad path. I’m so glad the franchise is
getting a reboot, so we can forget this cinematic crime ever happened.
This is the
seventh film in the Child’s Play franchise, and the effects look like
they’re straight out of the ’80s.
The movie
follows the events of Curse of Chucky, which introduced the idea of
transferring souls into other living beings or dolls. By the end of Curse
of Chucky, it felt like the franchise was stretching too far into a bad
idea—like a never-ending cycle of nonsense. Now, Nica (Fiona Douriff) is in a
psych ward, but Chucky isn’t done with her. He finds his way into the ward to
continue his hunt.
How he gets
there is a loose end that makes no sense. The doctor treating Nica buys a
Chucky doll to prove to her that it’s harmless (why would a doctor do that?).
Meanwhile, Tiffany (Alice’s legal guardian from Curse of Chucky) brings
another Chucky doll to the hospital. Tiffany informs Nica that Alice is dead
and left her the doll, which contains Chucky. Another weird plot hole: the
doctors and nurses allow multiple Chucky dolls in the hospital, even though
they suspect Nica is the one killing people and blaming the doll. Why would
they let more dolls in?
After the first
death, with “Chucky did it” written in blood, Nica is supposed to be moved as a
danger to others. But the plot continues in such a stupid way that you don’t
even need to see it to believe it—just read about it online.
The summary is
this: Chucky wants to kill Nica and Andy (from the first film). Then, he plans
to hit the road with Tiffany and continue his killing spree.
The movie ends
in the most irresponsible and dull way imaginable. To make matters worse, it’s
highly forgettable.
I never want to see this movie again. I’m glad Don Mancini isn’t involved in the remake. In a podcast, he dished on his frustration with the reboot happening without his input, mentioning that the studio only wanted his name for approval. After seeing this movie, you’ll be glad they didn’t involve him.
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