Bride Of Chucky - Quite good (if you don’t mind the change in genre)

There was quite a lot of fuss made by ‘Child’s Play’ die-hard fans when the fourth instalment (aka ‘Bride of Chucky’) was released. Not only did it drop the ‘Child’s Play’ title, but it also changed genres.

The first three films played it dead straight every time. They were horror movies through and through. However, Bride of Chucky could almost be considered a reboot, as it uses very little of the ‘mythology’ from its predecessors and introduces a whole new concept to the franchise, i.e. humour.
This is very much a ‘black comedy.’ Personally, I was never that scared of the original films and thought that a story about a possessed killer doll was hardly ‘serious’ subject matter to begin with, so I was okay with the change. However, Child’s Play ‘purists’ disagreed.

So, if you only see the Child’s Play franchise as straight horror, I’d leave the series at Part III. However, if you’re okay with some campy humour added into the mix, or are just a fan of black comedies in general, I’d give this one a try.

Special kudos to Jennifer Tilly, who’s brilliant as the ‘bride’ of Chucky in both human and doll form.

8/10 The Force is definitely strong with this one