In this inferior sequel to Curse of Chucky, the killer doll is on the loose in a mental institution where, naturally, no one believes the "loonies" that the deaths of inmates and staff are caused by a walking, talking doll. Nica (Fiona Dourif), the heroine of the last film, is now housed in the psych ward after being convicted of murdering her family members, the deaths actually caused by nasty little Chucky. While this is a great setting for a Chucky movie, the ultra-goriness only takes away from the effectiveness of the film, a cheap way of exciting some audience members who have no interest in plot or craftmanship (aside from the logistics of, say, a beheading). I must say that the puppetry is very well-done and Brad Dourif is still on top of things as the voice of Chucky. Don Mancini's camp sensibility does nothing for the picture, and neither does the freak queen Jennifer Tilly. Followed by the TV series Chucky.
Verdict: Hopefully the last Chucky movie. **1/4.
Ha! Chucky will never die. The first two were good, though!
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Yes, Chucky is now a TV star in a series that will never die!
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