Thankfully, as the series moves on, the dynamics between the various characters become more engaging and the dialogue is toned down so as not to stick out like a sore thumb. It's those moments that pull you out of Chucky, rather than help you settle in. There's even an instance where a teacher hurls an F-bomb at a student in class that felt absolutely unrealistic and more like it was making use of the relaxed adult language rules on cable more than anything else. Early on in the review episodes, much of the dialogue sounds inauthentic, whether it's how teenagers interact with their parents or with each other-especially when one teen touts that a video they posted online had 400 views as if that is the definition of viral. The other major issue with the series is also connected to the writing. What's more, it takes away from the scariness. It's understandable that franchise creator Don Mancini wanted to explore a new side of the character he's been writing since the 1980s, but it's entirely unnecessary. That's the case here, as what makes the Child's Play franchise-and by extension, Chucky-so special isn't what led Ray to become a killer in the first place, but rather that his soul continues to possess a line of creepy looking dolls. While they fit within the story of the show, as the psychotic doll looks to impart his murderous wisdom on a teenager, these looks back at what "created the monster" rarely bring anything worthwhile to the story. Introduced are flashbacks to a young Charles Lee Ray's first killings.
There are some truly excellent kills, plenty of swearing and cackling for Chucky, and a sense of foreboding as you wonder who is going to end up on the wrong side of a knife next.Īs for the curse, Chucky does something this franchise-and practically every slasher series-doesn't need. It's in those moments that Chucky is at its best in the four episodes provided for review.
There are things about Chucky that will immediately put you right back into the mindset of the Child's Play films, from Brad Dourif's return to provide the possessed doll's perfectly maniacal voice, to the sarcasm and violence the character exudes in practically everything he does. That's both a blessing and a curse for the new series. Now, everyone’s favorite murder-doll is back for a continuation of the franchise that picks up where that movie left off. Even tossing aside the 2019 movie reboot, the last installation of the original series was 2017's Cult of Chucky. While USA and Syfy's new TV show Chucky is technically a revival of the original Child's Play franchise, it's not as though Chucky, the murdering doll possessed by serial killer Charles Lee Ray, has been gone that long.
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