The movie was a really wild ride. It was really scary even though the main villain is a doll. It was bloody and one of the best reboots. Really good jumpscares. The acting was perfect. I recommend you to watch the movie.
1,035 Reviews
so wrong and so right
SnoopyStyle20 September 2019
Buddi is a doll produced by the Kaslan Corporation. It's a high-tech companion that can connect to the myriad of Kaslan products. A disgruntled employee turns off all the safeguards in one of the dolls. Karen Barclay (Aubrey Plaza) is a struggling single mom to hearing impaired Andy. She is desperate to get a Buddi and the store cashier takes a damaged returned doll from her workplace. The doll insists on being called Chucky. Detective Mike Norris (Brian Tyree Henry) is the son of the Barclays' neighbor. Chucky, with the bad programming, starts killing and Detective Mike investigates.
This is NOT Chucky. This is not the franchise. This is all wrong. The doll is ugly AF. Chucky is a beautiful horror icon. If one overlooks those stuff, this is actually a well-made horror movie. It seems to dabble in some camp but mostly, it's a sincere horror. Before watching it, I had full expectation of an ugly mess. The first visual is the ugly mug of the doll and it seems to be well on its way. Somehow, the camp slowly faded and it gets replaced by a competent effort in all areas. The kids are great rooting interest. Aubrey Plaza is a fine mom with an edge. I am struck by the sense that the movie is in good hands. I have never seen anything from this director but maybe I will keep an eye out for him in the future.
This is NOT Chucky. This is not the franchise. This is all wrong. The doll is ugly AF. Chucky is a beautiful horror icon. If one overlooks those stuff, this is actually a well-made horror movie. It seems to dabble in some camp but mostly, it's a sincere horror. Before watching it, I had full expectation of an ugly mess. The first visual is the ugly mug of the doll and it seems to be well on its way. Somehow, the camp slowly faded and it gets replaced by a competent effort in all areas. The kids are great rooting interest. Aubrey Plaza is a fine mom with an edge. I am struck by the sense that the movie is in good hands. I have never seen anything from this director but maybe I will keep an eye out for him in the future.
7.5/10⭐ - Makes Thrillers Look Like Child's Play!
ScreenRanker21 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I have noticed a something about Chucky fans and good reviews - they cannot coexist!!! They all say that this has no meaning to the original franchise and thus reject it as irrelevant. THIS IS NOT A CONTINUATION OF THE ORIGINAL!!! It's barely a reboot. A very different story.
It's dark. And gory. And creepy. Intense, at times. The first scene before the title had me thinking this was a thriller. With that in mind, the movie delivered.
This story has a lot to teach us, and while critics are saying that this movie tells us about the dangers of AI (they are probably right, in regards to the angle of the film), I see it as a window into our own dark nature. Everything that Chucky did reflected what he learnt from humans. He sees Andy enjoying seeing someone's face come off during a chainsaw horror movie, and then shows hatred towards someone who is disrupting his relationship with Chucky, so what does Chucky do? Exactly what he has learnt. You might say that Chucky himself was a victim here. Victim to a species of creatures (us) whose world doesn't make much sense. He was taught things that were destructive even though we experience them in our everyday lives - raw human emotions. In a world where we humans haven't even sorted ourselves out yet, we are 'forced' to give AI safety settings, because if they ever understood the world we live in, they might just find themselves in constant survival mode. All it took was a 'mistake' in the programming of a little toy doll to reveal how harmful the world can be on an innocent mind who simply wanted to learn.
I could ponder on several other themes from this movie, but to summarise the movie itself, it was good. Pretty gory and creepy, no doubt. After all, it is from the producers of 'It'. Though sadly it doesn't have the same flawless CGI as 'It'. Regardless, it was pretty darn good and I was surprised that it was only 90 minutes; it felt longer, even though I was enjoying it so much. Music was brilliant, as was Hamill. I'll definately be buying this one on DVD!
It's dark. And gory. And creepy. Intense, at times. The first scene before the title had me thinking this was a thriller. With that in mind, the movie delivered.
This story has a lot to teach us, and while critics are saying that this movie tells us about the dangers of AI (they are probably right, in regards to the angle of the film), I see it as a window into our own dark nature. Everything that Chucky did reflected what he learnt from humans. He sees Andy enjoying seeing someone's face come off during a chainsaw horror movie, and then shows hatred towards someone who is disrupting his relationship with Chucky, so what does Chucky do? Exactly what he has learnt. You might say that Chucky himself was a victim here. Victim to a species of creatures (us) whose world doesn't make much sense. He was taught things that were destructive even though we experience them in our everyday lives - raw human emotions. In a world where we humans haven't even sorted ourselves out yet, we are 'forced' to give AI safety settings, because if they ever understood the world we live in, they might just find themselves in constant survival mode. All it took was a 'mistake' in the programming of a little toy doll to reveal how harmful the world can be on an innocent mind who simply wanted to learn.
I could ponder on several other themes from this movie, but to summarise the movie itself, it was good. Pretty gory and creepy, no doubt. After all, it is from the producers of 'It'. Though sadly it doesn't have the same flawless CGI as 'It'. Regardless, it was pretty darn good and I was surprised that it was only 90 minutes; it felt longer, even though I was enjoying it so much. Music was brilliant, as was Hamill. I'll definately be buying this one on DVD!
Child's Play
chrisonlineofficial23 June 2019
Child's Play Returns With A Exceptional Reboot, Phenomenal Cast, And A Extraordinary Storyline.
The Original Child's Play Film Has Forever Been A Treasure For Child's Play Fans Starring Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay, following him in Child's Play 2 thereafter. The 2019 reboot kept the franchise alive with Gabriel Bateman as Andy Barclay, Gabriel did a incredible job his acting and character portraying sparked the audience. Looking forward in seeing Child's Play 2 and Child's Play 3 reboot next. Child's Play deserves to be back. Hope to see Alex Vincent make a return too. Great job on this. The entire world enjoyed this one. Stunning work guys. Thumbs up.
Not Chucky
FilmBuff040921 June 2019
It was actually quite good.
mando-munoz2221 June 2019
Tired of fake "9 & 10" reviews for bad movies.
fandomly29 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is 100% garbage.
I was willing to watch it even though the doll looked terrible and the trailer was so-so. I knew not to expect "Chucky" but more of an AI gone wrong. I also had seen plenty of negative reviews, so my standards were pretty low.
I thought that guaranteed at least somewhat of a good time. When you expect nothing you can't be disappointed, right? Wrong.
The movie is everything I hate about bad horror movies:
1. Gore replaces originality. You get over the top scenes of gore that are so tonally off with the rest of the movie.
2. Dialogue was written by a toddler. It's so generic and amateurish even for a kid's movie it would insult the kid's intelligence. That's how low it is.
3. Character act unrealistically. They find dead bodies and just move on like nothing happened. No real reaction. No trauma. No long term effects.
4. Another movie that needlessly adds a "cast of kids" to ride the wave of Stranger Things. Only these kids are generic, flat, and have zero story or any kind of objective want/need to drive their stories. They are just tools. Boring ones.
5. Chucky is a mess. He sounds ridiculous. He's not funny. He's not cute. He's certainly not threatening.
6. Humor is bad. Oh, plenty of laughs, but mostly at how absurd and ridiculous it was. The actual jokes rarely landed.
7. The storyline is just bad. It's a paint-by-numbers story that is still off. I'm used to barely there plotlines as a horror lover. But when it's barely there, and still patchy, I can't stand it. How do you ruin "generic". It's generic for a reason.
8. Chucky has no personality. None whatsoever. He just repeats and mimics and then randomly kills to be Andy's friend.
9. Andy and Chucky share very few scenes prior to the killing, yet andy act very emotional when chucky needs to be put down. It was just so emotionally unrealistic. He seemed more disturbed by shutting down a doll he had for 2 seconds than finding the ripped off face of a human being.
I don't mind bad horror movies. I do mind stupid ones that don't make sense. That are generic, and still inconsistent, and pointless.
I can't think of a single positive thing about this movie. Even the acting as very basic, and not at all good.
I was willing to watch it even though the doll looked terrible and the trailer was so-so. I knew not to expect "Chucky" but more of an AI gone wrong. I also had seen plenty of negative reviews, so my standards were pretty low.
I thought that guaranteed at least somewhat of a good time. When you expect nothing you can't be disappointed, right? Wrong.
The movie is everything I hate about bad horror movies:
1. Gore replaces originality. You get over the top scenes of gore that are so tonally off with the rest of the movie.
2. Dialogue was written by a toddler. It's so generic and amateurish even for a kid's movie it would insult the kid's intelligence. That's how low it is.
3. Character act unrealistically. They find dead bodies and just move on like nothing happened. No real reaction. No trauma. No long term effects.
4. Another movie that needlessly adds a "cast of kids" to ride the wave of Stranger Things. Only these kids are generic, flat, and have zero story or any kind of objective want/need to drive their stories. They are just tools. Boring ones.
5. Chucky is a mess. He sounds ridiculous. He's not funny. He's not cute. He's certainly not threatening.
6. Humor is bad. Oh, plenty of laughs, but mostly at how absurd and ridiculous it was. The actual jokes rarely landed.
7. The storyline is just bad. It's a paint-by-numbers story that is still off. I'm used to barely there plotlines as a horror lover. But when it's barely there, and still patchy, I can't stand it. How do you ruin "generic". It's generic for a reason.
8. Chucky has no personality. None whatsoever. He just repeats and mimics and then randomly kills to be Andy's friend.
9. Andy and Chucky share very few scenes prior to the killing, yet andy act very emotional when chucky needs to be put down. It was just so emotionally unrealistic. He seemed more disturbed by shutting down a doll he had for 2 seconds than finding the ripped off face of a human being.
I don't mind bad horror movies. I do mind stupid ones that don't make sense. That are generic, and still inconsistent, and pointless.
I can't think of a single positive thing about this movie. Even the acting as very basic, and not at all good.
An awesome, futuristic take on Chucky!
dreamingskychild1 May 2021
This was fun to watch. This film is not a remake of the original Child's Play films, but rather a different, futuristic take on them. The acting is decent, and the death's are pretty brutal. I recommend this if you're after a fun slasher film.
One of the worst in history
slipkorn_samantha2 February 2020
Scored it 1 because I can't give it a zero.
Everything about this is awful. Everything. I Truly don't even know where to begin, it's extremely cringey and laughable. I have been a long term Chucky fan and I thought nothing could be worse than Seed of Chucky, but these guys managed to do it. Had to stop and try to resume watching it later multiple times, it was that bad. I need to go do a marathon of the originals again and hopefully wipe this trash out of my brain.
Chucky vs Black Mirror
DylanCanonge21 June 2019
A kind of mix between Black Mirror and the first Chucky ornament. Childs Play is a good movie, with a lot of dark humor and violent scenes that will appeal to horror lovers. The use of old-fashioned animatronics effects is a pleasure, and even if the film evolves in a very technological universe, the atmosphere of the film manages to make the best of the film of the 80s / 90s.
Just another soulless remake of an 80s classic
wellthatswhatithinkanyway23 April 2020
STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning
Teenager Andy (Gabriel Bateman) receives a 'Buddi' doll for his birthday off his mom (Zahra Anderson.) Unbeknownst to either of them, however, the doll is programmed to replicate human behaviour (or something!) and develops the power to behave homicidally. Developing an overbearing attachment to Andy, Buddi enacts his own version of justice on Andy's abusive stepdad Henry (Tim Matheson) and the kids who don't accept him, leading to an apocalyptic finale.
An oft trotted out justification for this modern trend of 'reboots' of classic films from the 80s is the need to 'reimagine' them, and put a modern day spin on the film that went before. And so director Lars Klevberg has presented us with a 2019 version of the 1988 classic Child's Play, involving camera phones, the internet and all the other trappings of the present day. And in so doing, has presented us with a soulless, stupid film that no amount of open mindedness and 'not expecting it to be as good as the original' can overcome.
It's biggest mistake is completely underestimating everything that made the original work so well. The innocence and naievaty of the six year old Andy made him more believable, and the there was some genuine mystery as to whether he really was a disturbed child, or the Chucky doll was really alive. Here, Andy is just a typically bratty, spoiled teen, and its hard to see what appeal a doll like that would even have to a kid of that age. Instead of appearing scary in any way, everything about Buddi is laughable, most notably his annoying signature singing tune ("you are my buddy, my only friend...you are my buddy...until the end") that even plays over the bloody end credits. In the original, we knew Chucky was possessed by the soul of a serial killer (even though none of the characters did) so he could manipulate a young child to do his bidding, but there doesn't seem to be any discernible reason for this evil doll to be doing what it's doing.
The deaths in the original were short, swift and brutal, but in this nonsensical remake, they're overly laborious and ridiculously dragged out (to wit, the death of a central character involving Christmas lights and a lawnmower, whereas before simply knocking a character out a top storey window would suffice.) There was a touch of light humour here and there in the original, but here Klevberg seems to be trying to make it central to the script, awkwardly inserting it in during dramatic interludes in the film where it really has no place. Nobody talks, or acts, like a normal person would, given who they are or their situation, and its testament to how stupid and carelessly written the script is that it's like this.
If there was any doubt to the classical status of the original, this soulless, laughable remake is definitely it, one I'm glad I effectively saw for free on Netflix, and one I regret giving the benefit of the doubt to. *
Teenager Andy (Gabriel Bateman) receives a 'Buddi' doll for his birthday off his mom (Zahra Anderson.) Unbeknownst to either of them, however, the doll is programmed to replicate human behaviour (or something!) and develops the power to behave homicidally. Developing an overbearing attachment to Andy, Buddi enacts his own version of justice on Andy's abusive stepdad Henry (Tim Matheson) and the kids who don't accept him, leading to an apocalyptic finale.
An oft trotted out justification for this modern trend of 'reboots' of classic films from the 80s is the need to 'reimagine' them, and put a modern day spin on the film that went before. And so director Lars Klevberg has presented us with a 2019 version of the 1988 classic Child's Play, involving camera phones, the internet and all the other trappings of the present day. And in so doing, has presented us with a soulless, stupid film that no amount of open mindedness and 'not expecting it to be as good as the original' can overcome.
It's biggest mistake is completely underestimating everything that made the original work so well. The innocence and naievaty of the six year old Andy made him more believable, and the there was some genuine mystery as to whether he really was a disturbed child, or the Chucky doll was really alive. Here, Andy is just a typically bratty, spoiled teen, and its hard to see what appeal a doll like that would even have to a kid of that age. Instead of appearing scary in any way, everything about Buddi is laughable, most notably his annoying signature singing tune ("you are my buddy, my only friend...you are my buddy...until the end") that even plays over the bloody end credits. In the original, we knew Chucky was possessed by the soul of a serial killer (even though none of the characters did) so he could manipulate a young child to do his bidding, but there doesn't seem to be any discernible reason for this evil doll to be doing what it's doing.
The deaths in the original were short, swift and brutal, but in this nonsensical remake, they're overly laborious and ridiculously dragged out (to wit, the death of a central character involving Christmas lights and a lawnmower, whereas before simply knocking a character out a top storey window would suffice.) There was a touch of light humour here and there in the original, but here Klevberg seems to be trying to make it central to the script, awkwardly inserting it in during dramatic interludes in the film where it really has no place. Nobody talks, or acts, like a normal person would, given who they are or their situation, and its testament to how stupid and carelessly written the script is that it's like this.
If there was any doubt to the classical status of the original, this soulless, laughable remake is definitely it, one I'm glad I effectively saw for free on Netflix, and one I regret giving the benefit of the doubt to. *
Fun and creepy slasher film
Sabaher23 June 2019
I think this movie works best if you go into it watching it on it's own terms, as it's own thing and not thinking of it as a Child's play remake because if you're a Chucky purist you probably will hate this movie because it takes so much of what you love about the Child's play movies and totally tosses it out and replaces it with something totally different. But for me, I could watch it on it's own terms and I enyojed what this movie had to give by making Chucky AI that actually does want to be Andy's friend but it is deeply broken on the inside. It's able to explore some very different things like friendship, jealousy and it takes things in a very different direction. For me it's not as good as the original, but I can still have a lot of fun with it.
At least they tried.
Sleepin_Dragon16 April 2020
I am struggling to understand how this film is causing such heated feelings, reviews of 1 and 10 stars, I cannot recognise either. It's very much a middle of the road film, the acting is decent, production values are half decent, overall it's not bad.
If you want scares and originality, then you need to look elsewhere, there aren't any here. In its favour, they took the original concept of the movie and tinkered with it to make it relevant for 2019, society and technology are very different to the time of the original.
I'd have liked this when I was about 15, it's silly horror, it has a few laughs, and doesn't take itself seriously at all.
It's a film about a killer doll, don't expect Tolstoy.
They tried, they did ok, 6/10.
If you want scares and originality, then you need to look elsewhere, there aren't any here. In its favour, they took the original concept of the movie and tinkered with it to make it relevant for 2019, society and technology are very different to the time of the original.
I'd have liked this when I was about 15, it's silly horror, it has a few laughs, and doesn't take itself seriously at all.
It's a film about a killer doll, don't expect Tolstoy.
They tried, they did ok, 6/10.
Why are people rating this so highly?
liamsnowball-2806826 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
So first off the bat, was this a comedy or a horror? I'm not sure it was either. The franchise should of remained dead. This reboot was possibly the worst reboot I've ever seen in my entire life. The only saving grace with the storyline was the forshadowing of Karen being hung (don't worry she sadly didn't die)
Chucky had some of the WORSF CGI which I've ever had the displeasure of setting my eyes on. The ending was predictable SHOCK Chucky has morphed into another doll or was he using other dolls all along? Who knows because the whole story didn't make any sense. Think Sharknado but with dolls! People save your time and money and don't watch this GARBAGE!
Good concept but ruined frachise.
matenold29 October 2021
A new Chucky
BlueSkies76524 September 2019
What I liked most about this movie is that it never has the ambition of being more than a creepy ride. I've noticed more movies become 2+ hours long when the material doesn't always justify it.
For new moviegoers this movie will be interesting as it's stylish and creepy. If you are a fan of the old movies the new Chucky shares similarities with the old story but also has the difference that Chucky isn't a seasoned killer this time. He thinks and reacts differently in situations. I liked how they visualized the new Chucky and I also liked the characters.
For new moviegoers this movie will be interesting as it's stylish and creepy. If you are a fan of the old movies the new Chucky shares similarities with the old story but also has the difference that Chucky isn't a seasoned killer this time. He thinks and reacts differently in situations. I liked how they visualized the new Chucky and I also liked the characters.
Went in excited for this film considering the reviews, left disappointed.
kirstiewilson-8154524 June 2019
Made an account just to write this review. Was going to walk out half way thorough but didn't as we were hoping it would get better - it didn't. The movie was terrible. Predictable story, horrible attempts to be funny which just fell flat, some awkward acting, absolutely cringe inducing scary moments, a plain weird looking doll with 0 scary aspects. We had to check here to make sure we weren't actually watching a horror comedy - would have been better suited to this genre considering it wasn't scary in any way. Don't waste your money.
One of the Better horror remakes. =)
dselk721 June 2019
This could have been a LOT worse, but this one actually works! Sure, they made changes, took out the spiritual element, but I thought the makers did very well. And Mark Hamill, DUDE, he makes a convincing creepy voice actor!
Genuinely entertaining and unexpectedly better than the average remake =)
Save your money and time.
zarehzatikyan-2956023 June 2019
Entertaining and Well Constructed Film
JackCowart3422 June 2019
This was a very enjoyable movie. It was well written, and the director did a great job of building suspense! Gabrielle Bateman easily gave the best acting performance of all the charachters. They also did a good job mixing in some pretty funny dark humor.
Can't believe all the positive reviews. Dark comedy not a real Chucky film.
akopkins200121 June 2019
This was not a child's play movie. It felt like a Terminator film only with a doll. I can't get over this infatuation with comedy being constant in a lot of today's horror and super hero movies. Yes this movie was funny VERY funny and as a result too funny! But that takes away from its integrity. The original Chucky was a human in a doll. This reminds me of a cyborg from Terminator. This one was a real stinker as I was hoping more from my childhood ghoulish friend. All the time I was wondering if the voice of Chucky was going to suck. I was hoping that Brads voice would be portrayed in a great way. That ended up being the least of what's wrong with this picture. Andy's actor was great as an actor but just put into the worst reboot possible. Pass on this. If you have to see this see it at home when you borrow someone else's Blu Ray.
Friends till the end
mhenderson-8570223 June 2019
When I went into this movie I was a little hesitant if I was going to enjoy it or not, but I was pleasantly surprised!
They have managed to successfully update the storyline for modern audiences and incorporated today's technology. The kills were much more inventive and they elevated the gore factor.
The character development was strong, with a few emotional scenes. Chucky came across as more of a human character rather than a robot doll. There were so many Easter eggs and nods to the original movie. It would of been a 10 star rating if Chucky said my favourite lines 'wanna play'
It's only of the best films I've seen in 2019.
They have managed to successfully update the storyline for modern audiences and incorporated today's technology. The kills were much more inventive and they elevated the gore factor.
The character development was strong, with a few emotional scenes. Chucky came across as more of a human character rather than a robot doll. There were so many Easter eggs and nods to the original movie. It would of been a 10 star rating if Chucky said my favourite lines 'wanna play'
It's only of the best films I've seen in 2019.
Creative reimagining of the original classic.
bertieww23 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
As much as I enjoy the original Child's Play movies (especially Child's Play 2), this movie was immensely creative in reimagining and modernising the franchise. As many others I can say that I went into this film highly sceptical as many remakes and reboots often butcher the source material, however Child's Play 2019 was able to uniquely capture a certain dark comedy vibe similar to Sam Raimi's work; yet it wasn't forced on us as an audience to laugh. Mark Hamill's voice acting was incredibly charming and unique, using a calm and controlled almost innocent voice with a sinister undertone. The plot was very different to the original (dropping the supernatural aspect entirely) and the story structure was a new take on the worn out slasher structure. I especially enjoyed the film's use of practical effects and puppetry on Chucky, and since in real life he would be an animatronic it looked very realistic.
Some of the downsides of the movie was the character development between the mother and son in the movie, I felt I wanted to see them spend more time together caring for each other. Another thing was the final act of the film. It wasn't nearly as creative and unique as it could've been, and the kills started to lack in creativity too, yet this did not ruin the movie experience overall.
Some of the downsides of the movie was the character development between the mother and son in the movie, I felt I wanted to see them spend more time together caring for each other. Another thing was the final act of the film. It wasn't nearly as creative and unique as it could've been, and the kills started to lack in creativity too, yet this did not ruin the movie experience overall.
The most useless movie I've seen in decades.
lopsino25 September 2019
Another Pointless Horror Movie
ymyuseda22 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Rating 6.2/10
I am a huge fan of horror movie. First time i saw the trailer, I was really hoping for something creepy or psychological scare. Unfortunately, It was very predictable and not as scary as i would have hoped. I truly do not understand the high rating on this film. Did i see a different than everybody else ? I found the movie more of a comedy than a horror. If you miss to watch, no big deal.
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