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Child's Play (2019)
Directed by Lars Klevberg
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Overview
Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic.
Rated R | Length 90 minutes
Actors
Aubrey Plaza | Gabriel Bateman | Brian Tyree Henry | Mark Hamill | Tim Matheson | Beatrice Kitsos | Ty Consiglio | Marlon Kazadi | David Lewis | Carlease Burke | Nicole Anthony | Trent Redekop | Amro Majzoub | Phoenix Ly | Hannah Drew | Kristin York | Veenu Sandhu | Amber Taylor | Ben Andrusco-Daon | Zahra Anderson | Johnson Phan | Michael Bardach | Ariana Nica | Anantjot S Aneja | Eddie Flake | Romulus Stoicescu | Olivia Poon | Robert Jenner | Clare Gillese | Lilith Fury | Elina Felgner | Nicholas Dohy | Mia Bella | Emilie Taylor | Kenneth Tynan
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/23/2019 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Wasn’t that interested but all the positive WOM has me here. Eh, it’s not bad. Not great but definitely in line with other CP/Chucky flicks I’ve seen (but not as good as the first two). Give it credit for really turning up the violence dial and use of AI technology to launch the premise (networked devices are evil). Makes sense to base this reboot in tech reality but the lack of the supernatural is a bit of a downer and makes this less fun. Also much of the drama / scenes between Chucky terror aren’t interesting, which had me checking out until the next kill. That said, the kills are often gruesome and give the film a spark. Guess I didn’t care much for any of the characters.
There are also scenes that just land w/a thud and/or are just confusing, like a sign of a patchwork screenplay. The hearing aid really never plays any discernible use in the film. The “gift scene” is wasted space. Weird stuff that drags the movie down.
I like Aubrey Plaza a lot but it’s hard to buy her as a single parent of a 12 year old kid. Yeah she’s 35yo and could’ve had the kid at 23 but she never seems like she’s that old. Would’ve made more believable sense to have her as his sister raising him.
Of course this film commits one of my least favorite tropes I’ve seen way too much of in the last week. Decided to create a tag for it but man such a bummer when it happens.
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