Amazon.com video review:
Horror maestro Tom Holland (Fright Night)
brought wit and devilish energy to this 1988 scarefest about a
murderer (Brad Dourif) who wills his soul into an innocuous doll named
Chucky, and reveals himself only to the toy's owner, a frightened
little boy. Catherine Hicks plays the child's mother, and Chris
Sarandon a detective; neither of them knows what to make of the kid's
story. Monster-doll stories are always wonderfully surreal, and
Child's Play is no exception. Holland oversees some finely
tuned special effects that allow Chucky to express himself and do some
damage--it is truly unnerving but somehow good, subversive fun. --Tom Keogh
