While that yields some what’s-behind-that-door thrills, there’s scarcely enough of them to flesh out the movie’s modest 88 minutes. So while the movie initially features modestly clever wrinkles – and gets a lift from Brian Tyree Henry as a local cop, whose mom lives in their building – the satirical and technology-inspired elements recede as the conventional slasher bits take over. The problem is that those pulling “Child’s Play’s” strings don’t consistently commit to anything other than the gore, which begins to spew forth as Chucky first tries to prove his loyalty, before eventually (and inevitably) putting Andy himself on the chopping block. Not surprisingly, mom still pushes Andy to make flesh-and-blood friends, and he does, adding a couple of pals that, like everything else in the movie, have a derivative feel – in this case, adding a nerdy “Stranger Things” vibe. “I will never leave you,” Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) assures the kid, after introducing himself as “your new best friend.” In other words, you’ve got a knife-wielding friend in him. Beyond an attempt to give the movie a fresh coat of paint, the idea provides Chucky with an expanded arsenal, inasmuch as he can tap into a network of devices from the company that made him.īefore all that can happen, there’s the little matter of setting things up, with single mom Karen (Aubrey Plaza) bringing home the slightly used doll as a gift to her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman), who’s having a tough time adjusting to their new digs. ![]() The underlying notion behind the Buddi doll seeks to leverage the increasingly nagging specter of technology running amok. The concept gets a “Westworld” twist here, although the reasons behind Chucky’s bad behavior are quickly if problematically explained near the outset, through the machinations of a disgruntled employee. ![]() The original Chucky – unleashed in 1988, before siring a half-dozen sequels – wasn’t exactly a model of creativity, planting a serial killer’s consciousness inside the big-eyed doll. “Child’s Play” wasn’t crying out for a reboot, but a new version seeks to give the oft-sequel-ized killer doll a modern “Black Mirror” makeover, which is generally as unnecessary as that sounds. There’s another movie opening this weekend about a boy named Andy and his new toy, although nobody should confuse this one with Woody or Buzz.
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