Cult of Chucky

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Cult of Chucky is the newest movie in the Child’s Play franchise. It has been four years since the last movie in the franchise. Nica (played again by Fiona Dourif) is still locked up in an asylum and is starting to believe that Chucky was just a figment of her imagination. Then one day, her psychiatrist Dr. Foley (played by Michael Therriault) introduces a Chucky doll to help with group therapy. Soon after, the body count starts to pile up. This is one of those rare movies I had to watch twice before actually reviewing it. That’s because when it ended the first time I watched it, I wasn’t really sure if I actually liked the movie or not. Watching a second time, yeah I kind of do. Brad Dourif as Chucky is a lot of fun like always. I do think this movie balances its tone decently well. Some of the creepy acting in the movie actually works because most of the movie takes place in a mental institution. I like that this movie combines survivors from previous films into the same narrative, even if I wish they would’ve done more with the characters being together. Fiona Dourif is the other performer I really want to commend. Outside of Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, and Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay, a lot of the other acting doesn’t quite work as well as it should. The worst has got to be the actor playing Nica’s psychiatrist. Without giving too much away, most of my issues with the movie come from the ending. The rest of the movie up to this point is fine (barring some pretty noticeable plot holes). I will say that I loved the post-credits scene (Side note: I had to watch it on Youtube because it wasn’t available through Netflix). Overall, Cult of Chucky is an all right sequel in the Child’s Play franchise. It certainly isn’t the worst, but it’s far from the best.

6 / 10