![]() ![]() ![]() But otherwise, this Child's Play is actually a fun romp. The department store showdown also gets a little over-the-top. A drawback is the nasty Shane character, who's shown to be nothing but a jerk and "deserves" his gruesome murder. The movie's pace is light and quick, and the effects seem to be largely practical the killings are bloody but clever. Hamill, who's best known as Luke Skywalker - but is also excellent as the voice of the Joker in many Batman animated cartoons and video games - brings a sweet, sinister tone to Chucky perhaps he's a bit confused and angry, rather than just homicidal. Meanwhile, Plaza and Henry, as well as the young actors, manage to bring subtle humor to their roles, as well as real-world weight. (Weirdly, it echoes some of the themes in Steven Spielberg's A.I. It's a small distinction, but Andy's regret as he tries to destroy his toy is quite affecting. The original Child's Play (1988) and all of its six sequels hinged on the idea of a mad killer's soul being magically transferred to a regular Chucky doll and making it try to kill everyone, while the new film is more focused on the doll longing to be friends with Andy. It then incorporates human characters with fresh doses of humor and pathos. ![]() This reboot of the infamous "killer doll" slasher series bases its story in a good, much simpler idea that increases the emotional stakes. Karen and Andy also meet their neighbor, Detective Mike Norris (Brian Tyree Henry), who lives with his mother Doreen (Carlease Burke). To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Thanks to some humor and pathos, the movie works pretty well, but it's definitely not for younger viewers. One character is cheating on his wife, another spies on a woman in a bathroom (she undoes her bra with her back to the camera), and there's a brief, sex-themed Chucky internet meme. A boy catches his mom kissing her boyfriend and spots the boyfriend buckling his belt (implying he and the mom just had sex). Language includes several uses of "f-k," "s-t," "a-hole," "bitch," and more. Serving both as a remake of the 1988 eponymous film and a reboot of the Child's Play franchise, the film stars Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry, and Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. This version is less about serial killers and dark magic and more about the nature of friendship, but it has even more graphic, gory violence than the original, including a bloody skull, severed head/other body parts, stabbing, characters getting chewed up by lawnmowers and table saws, a woman being tied up and hanged by a rope, fighting, and general screaming and mayhem. Child's Play is a 2019 horror film directed by Lars Klevberg from a screenplay written by Tyler Burton Smith. Parents need to know that Child's Play (2019) is a reboot of the 1988 slasher film about a killer doll named Chucky (now voiced by Mark Hamill). ![]()
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