For most of "Cult of Chucky"'s run-time, I was thinking that any fan of the series could have come up with a better movie than this. But then in the last twenty or so minutes, I saw a bit of what the movie should have been for its entire length. Chucky is barely even in it up until these last moments, and there is barely any violence, or attempt to scare.
The title "Cult of Chucky" seems to imply that the movie features a quasi-religious "cult" who worships the killer doll. This is not true, but it would have been interesting. Rather, it features more than one killer Chucky doll, at the end at least. It doesn't do anything with this idea and it hardly seems to matter to the plot. Instead it goes for the whole "heroine from the last movie is now in an asylum because nobody believes her story" route. It's pretty underwhelming.
Fans of the series might nevertheless be interested in seeing Alex Vincent, the actor who played Andy in the original three Childs' Play movies, returning as an adult. Jennifer Tilly also makes a few appearances, presumably for the sake of tying this movie to "Bride of Chucky" and "Seed of Chucky" in continuity. She doesn't really do anything here other than appear.
Fiona Dourif, daughter of Brad (the voice of Chucky in every entry, including this one), also returns as the protagonist. She's really the bright spot here; her performance is about the only spark of creativity in the whole movie. Toward the end, they seem to be trying to make her look even more like her daddy.
The title "Cult of Chucky" seems to imply that the movie features a quasi-religious "cult" who worships the killer doll. This is not true, but it would have been interesting. Rather, it features more than one killer Chucky doll, at the end at least. It doesn't do anything with this idea and it hardly seems to matter to the plot. Instead it goes for the whole "heroine from the last movie is now in an asylum because nobody believes her story" route. It's pretty underwhelming.
Fans of the series might nevertheless be interested in seeing Alex Vincent, the actor who played Andy in the original three Childs' Play movies, returning as an adult. Jennifer Tilly also makes a few appearances, presumably for the sake of tying this movie to "Bride of Chucky" and "Seed of Chucky" in continuity. She doesn't really do anything here other than appear.
Fiona Dourif, daughter of Brad (the voice of Chucky in every entry, including this one), also returns as the protagonist. She's really the bright spot here; her performance is about the only spark of creativity in the whole movie. Toward the end, they seem to be trying to make her look even more like her daddy.