Movie review: 'Child’s Play' isn’t scary, but may inspire existential tech detox

[The Patriot]

Movie review: 'Child’s Play' isn’t scary, but may inspire existential tech detox

06-20-2019 12:21 PM

Move over, Annabelle, the original scary doll is back. Flame-haired talking toddler Chucky returns to the big screen in a reboot of "Child’s Play," helmed by Norwegian horror director Lars Klevberg, and starring Gabriel Bateman as Andy, Chucky’s new best friend (ironically, Bateman’s sister Talitha starred in "Annabelle: Creation"). This is a brutally violent reset on the ’80s franchise that ultimately became a punchline, but while it goes big on gore and atmosphere, "Child’s Play" doesn’t muster up any actual scares.


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