Review of Child's Play (2019) by Shadeo9 — 22 Jun 2019

Being a life long Chucky fanatic, I went into this movie ready to pull it apart at the seams should it have been a badly made movie, but it wasn't. Not even close, in fact quite the opposite. Of course we are always going to find ourselves comparing between the classic slasher killer doll 1988 movie, to the new 2019 new-look Chucky, Childs Play. Which I too was guilty of doing. But once you adapt to his new appearance you might find yourself pleasantly surprised with how loveable the all new malfunctioning killer A.I Chucky is.

This time round, Chucky is not possessed by a serial killer named Charles Lee Ray, but instead has been tampered with by a disgruntled factory worker, who switches off all Chuckys safety features, before throwing himself out of the window to his death.

From here Chucky begins to learn bad habits from us humans, and aims to please his new best friend, Andy at any cost. Starting with the family pet cat.

Without delving into the story too much, and running the "spoiler alert" risk, what I will say is this movie is smart, clever and really engrossing from start to finish, which will please most horror fans with gory deaths popping up in a timely fashion.

And gripes? A few....

First being the movies length, it does feel a tad shorter than I would have liked, I feel another 30 to 45 minutes could have given the story more depth, and a better understanding to each of the characters personality and drive.

Second being Chuckys new apperance. If, like me you LOVE the still existing Childs Play Chucky horror franchise, you might initially struggle with this new look Chucky, he is kind of spooky looking to begin with, yet cute at the same. And although it isn't a huge mountain to overcome, some might feel displeased with his appearance in comparison to the original Chucky we already know and love.

Would I recommend this movie to my friends and family? Absolutely! I honestly think you'll be pleasantly surprised by how witty and enjoyable this movie is, and you might just find yourself feeling a touch sorry for Chucky in certain parts of the movie too, despite him being a notorious killer.