5/10
Not as Fun or Startling
21 October 2021
Child's Play 2 brings back Chucky, this time delivering complete absence of the original's charge and still falling short of new aims. Therefore, it's a real bummer that the possessed killer doll can't be finished with his slashings. It firstly means a poorer cast, who the writer decides each stick to the annoying "the-kid-was-right-all-along" sorts of characters.

Thankfully, Brad Dourif and Alex Vincent haven't changed their characters, with the evil killer doll targeting the innocent child. By that, we obviously get the same kind of structure as the original. The massive fans might hopefully get a kick out of this sequel. Nothing has changed...

If anything, it's a lot dumber, sillier and fails to deliver the messages in a clever way. However, this Child's Play instalment isn't overly bad. Somewhat alike the original, it's often entertaining, but it loses its enthusiasm as it drags along. The storyline seems to also run pretty decently.

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