#BUDDI DOLL CHUCKY 2019 SERIES#

There are spots where the special effects look almost unfinished, although not in the kill scenes. All of the other characters are one note and forgettable. Even after being confronted with her son possibly being violent, she just does not seem to care. She doesn't seem very interested in Andy at all, almost like she wishes she was not a mother. Plaza is not very good here as Karen, playing basically every single scene the same way over and over again. If that didn't work the film would have crumbled into itself. You completely buy these two developing a deep friendship with each other, and that is so important to the story of this Child's Play reboot, the way they frame the story. The scenes with Andy and Chucky palling around are great, and when the turn happens it is heartbreaking. Bateman is really good as Andy as well, he plays aloof really well.

Hamill for sure brings more emotion to the doll, but that has everything to do with the different choices made with the film as far as his origin. It is different than Dourif, and that's fine. Hamill does a wonderful job as the voice of Chucky, not that anyone really expected anything different. That is a much more interesting story than what has been given to us in the past. He learns to be violent, he learns what it means to be betrayed, to be hurt.

In this version, you feel empathy for Chucky. Child's Play never worked for me before because its just a murderous doll. The two, for the first hour or so of the film at least, learn from each other and fill in the gaps in each others personalities. They are both broken, and they now have each other, and it is really beautiful. That he finds a home with this version of Andy makes for a perfect pairing. While we know his programming is screwed up, nobody else does. The move to have Chucky not being possessed but instead a malfunction is where this film shines. Unfortunately, Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) begins to take his protection of Andy to deadly levels. After befriending Andy, the two become best buds. What they don't know is that a disgruntled worker took all of the safety measures off on this particular doll that were in place, freeing it to do whatever it wants. In advance of Andy's birthday, his mom acquires Andy a Buddi doll, an advanced AI system that can control related products in your home, can learn, and is your friend to the end. Same as the original Child's Play, the film follows young Andy ( Gabriel Bateman) and his mom ( Aubrey Plaza). So what of this new one? Child's Play Review

#BUDDI DOLL CHUCKY 2019 SERIES#

The old series lives on, with a tv show in active development. Not getting into all of that, fans have been pretty split about supporting this film. When the reboot was announced, it was a surprise, especially since the franchise's steward Don Mancini or the man who gave voice to Chucky all these years Brad Dourif were not involved. More than most franchises, this one has stayed relatively healthy over the years, surviving by reinventing itself and finding success on the straight to disc/streaming side of things. Walking into the new reboot of Child's Play, one would be forgiven for expecting the worst.

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