If you’re going to cash in on the success of Child’s Play, you have to do it while its star kid; Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay; is still young and cute. It’s two years later; the theatrical premiere comes on the exact same day; and Chucky’s back, still trying to take over the boy’s body but this time at his new foster home.

This sequel, like RoboCop 2; another recent movie based on a man trapped in a man-made body; pales in comparison to an original that should’ve been left alone. Some of the plotting doesn’t even make sense; Andy acts afraid of Chucky yet seeks him out in a dark basement; even for a horror flick about a killer doll.

my rating : 3 of 5

1990

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