After moving to a new city , young Andy Barclay receives a special present from
his mother -- a seemingly innocent Buddi doll that becomes his best friend.
When the doll suddenly takes on a life of its own, Andy unites with other
neighborhood children to stop the sinister toy from wreaking bloody havoc.
Director: Simon Kinberg
Cast: Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza ,
Brian Tyree Henry, Mark Hamill
Rated R for bloody horror violence, and
language throughout Release Date:
Genres: Horror
Runtime: 1h 30 min
Review:
The remake of Child’s
Play bears only passing resemblance to 80s original which isn’t a terrible
thing. Sure purist will complain about
it but this new version does feel a bit cleaner and more straightforward which
is a good and bad. The film itself it
fairly lean and moves at a decent pace although it does feel a tad rushed in
spots. Gabriel Bateman who plays Andy is
solid if unimpressive in the lead role while Aubrey Plaza
feels miscast and under utilized at the same time. Brian Tyree Henry sparks up the film when he’s
on screen but much like Plaza, the film doesn’t take advantage of their
talents. Mark Hamill’s voice as Chucky
is distinctive enough from Brad Dourif’s work in the previous films to leave an
impression. Still, Dourif’s work is so
iconic at this point that it’s hard to believe that anyone would choose this
new iteration as their favorite. Simon
Kinberg directs the film with an odd sense of humor but it’s never all that
edgy or scary. Even the violence feels
somewhat sanitized and bland, not to mention the general silliness of the whole
thing. Still it wasn’t as if the original
films where any bastion of high end writing so perhaps the remake is still in
line with the older films.
C+
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