As much as I enjoy the original Child's Play movies (especially Child's Play 2), this movie was immensely creative in reimagining and modernising the franchise. As many others I can say that I went into this film highly sceptical as many remakes and reboots often butcher the source material, however Child's Play 2019 was able to uniquely capture a certain dark comedy vibe similar to Sam Raimi's work; yet it wasn't forced on us as an audience to laugh. Mark Hamill's voice acting was incredibly charming and unique, using a calm and controlled almost innocent voice with a sinister undertone. The plot was very different to the original (dropping the supernatural aspect entirely) and the story structure was a new take on the worn out slasher structure. I especially enjoyed the film's use of practical effects and puppetry on Chucky, and since in real life he would be an animatronic it looked very realistic.
Some of the downsides of the movie was the character development between the mother and son in the movie, I felt I wanted to see them spend more time together caring for each other. Another thing was the final act of the film. It wasn't nearly as creative and unique as it could've been, and the kills started to lack in creativity too, yet this did not ruin the movie experience overall.
Some of the downsides of the movie was the character development between the mother and son in the movie, I felt I wanted to see them spend more time together caring for each other. Another thing was the final act of the film. It wasn't nearly as creative and unique as it could've been, and the kills started to lack in creativity too, yet this did not ruin the movie experience overall.