Cult of Chucky (2017)

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Release Date: Sep 23, 2017
Rated: R | Runtime: 91 Mins | Language: English
Director: Don Mancini
Stars: Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Jennifer Tilly, Michael Therriault, Adam Hurtig, Zak Santiago

Summary

Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica Pierce is erroneously convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family. But when her psychiatrist introduces a new therapeutic “tool” to facilitate his patients’ group sessions — an all-too-familiar “Good Guy” doll with an innocently smiling face — a string of grisly deaths begins to plague the asylum, and Nica starts to wonder if maybe she isn’t crazy after all. Meanwhile, Andy Barclay, Chucky’s now all-grown-up nemesis from the first three Child’s Plays, races to Nica’s aid. But to save her he’ll have to get past Tiffany, Chucky’s long-ago bride, who will do anything, no matter how deadly or depraved, to help her beloved evil devilish doll.

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What to Expect

In Curse of Chucky, Chucky targeted a new family that he knew from back in his old days. He had started to kill them all but ended up getting killed himself in a toy store before he could finish. After getting killed in the toy store he used voodoo to possess a Good Guy doll starting his new life as Chucky. The first person he revealed his new identity to was Andy Barclay. The voodoo spell allowed him to jump back into the first human body he revealed himself to. Andy fought back of course so Chucky ended up killing everyone around him. Andy later became an orphan so Chucky had to kill his way through his foster family as well. Then it was Tiffany's family. After them he was finally able to finish what he started, going after Nica and her family. He got everyone but Nica and Nica took the rap for the kills and got sent to a mental hospital for it. Cult of Chucky picks up where Curse left off, with Nica in the mental hospital.

Cult of Chucky easily has the best opening scene of any movie in this franchise. Hell, it has one of the better opening scenes in all of horror. Most reviews have to be careful to not spoil major plot twists or endings. This review has to be careful to not spoil the beginning!

After the epic intro we're taken to the mental hospital where Nica is meeting all of her fellow patients / new Chucky victims. But how is Chucky going to break into a high security insane asylum? Easy, Jennifer Tilly / Tiffany drops by during visiting hours and literally drops Chucky in her lap. From this point forward Chucky does what Chucky does. Cult of Chucky is very different in style and tone from the previous movie, Curse of Chucky. Curse was dark and sinister, Cult is very bright and sanitized. It's a hospital so everything is bright white and wide open. It's also winter so everything outside is white with snow, both on the ground and slowly falling. Everything is very dreamy and hypnotic.

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It should also be noted that while Cult of Chucky is a dark, moody and sometimes trippy piece, it’s also very funny.

– Flickering Myth

On the whole however, “Cult of Chucky” comes out as a spooky, splattery scary movie with only enough self-aware satire to acknowledge how silly it is. If you’ve remained a happy passenger on the “Child’s Play” train through the highs and lows of the previous six films, your boarding pass is still good for an entertaining ride on “Cult of Chucky” too.

– Culture Crypt

Is it better than Curse of Chucky? No, not really. But it’s close, and an innovative, worthwhile sequel that offers a good story and delicious canon progression.

– Morbidly Beautiful