Killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) is shot and killed by policeman Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon) in a toy store. Before he dies he transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll named Chucky. Mom Karen Barclay (Catherine Hicks) buys the doll for her son Andy (Alex Vincent) and Chucky sets out to settle the score with a few people. Andy knows Chucky is alive and dangerous...but nobody believes him.
OK--this movie does have its fans. Its led to four sequels (so far) and does have two great sequences--when Hicks slowly realizes the doll is alive and when Sarandon is attacked in his car. But this movie never really worked for me. I personally never found the doll scary and had a hard time taking some of the attack sequences seriously. It DOES look pretty stupid when the doll "attacks" Hicks. The special effects making the doll talk and move are impressive (no CGI used here) but I found the movie slow--even at 88 minutes. Also Vincent was a TERRIBLE actor--but he was only 7 when he did this. Surprisingly even Sarandon (a VERY good actor) sleepwalks through this.
On the plus side it has the few neat killings, Hicks is actually very good, Dourifs lines are pretty cool coming out of the doll and (again) the lifelike movements of the doll are impressive. But I was basically pretty bored--and I'm a big horror movie fan. Director Tom Holland did much better a few years earlier with "Fright Night". Rent that instead.
I should mention I find one of the sequels "Bride of Chucky" a lot of fun but the rest are pretty terrible. Personally I can only give this a 4.
OK--this movie does have its fans. Its led to four sequels (so far) and does have two great sequences--when Hicks slowly realizes the doll is alive and when Sarandon is attacked in his car. But this movie never really worked for me. I personally never found the doll scary and had a hard time taking some of the attack sequences seriously. It DOES look pretty stupid when the doll "attacks" Hicks. The special effects making the doll talk and move are impressive (no CGI used here) but I found the movie slow--even at 88 minutes. Also Vincent was a TERRIBLE actor--but he was only 7 when he did this. Surprisingly even Sarandon (a VERY good actor) sleepwalks through this.
On the plus side it has the few neat killings, Hicks is actually very good, Dourifs lines are pretty cool coming out of the doll and (again) the lifelike movements of the doll are impressive. But I was basically pretty bored--and I'm a big horror movie fan. Director Tom Holland did much better a few years earlier with "Fright Night". Rent that instead.
I should mention I find one of the sequels "Bride of Chucky" a lot of fun but the rest are pretty terrible. Personally I can only give this a 4.