I've always been a big fan of the Child's Play series. I think all of them (with the exception of part 3) are tons of fun and they balance comedy and horror quite well. I was quite pleased with this one, as it easily rose above the last entry and was the beginning of one of my favorite recent additions to the Child's Play cast; Jennifer Tilly. I think she's tons of fun and a blast to watch in these movies as she really maintains the level of energy and camp that a movie about a 3 foot killer doll really requires.
Bride of Chucky picks up a few years after the third began, as Chucky reunites himself with an old flame named Tiffany. And through a miscommunication or two, Tiffany is killed and turned into a doll as well. Neither of them want to remain in doll form, and they have quite the potential opportunity to fix this through Jade and Jesse (Katherine Heigl from Knocked Up and Nick Stabile). They follow this couple, leaving a pile of bodies behind the couple at every step.
Bride of Chucky is cinematic eye candy and when done correctly, it can be quite satisfying. There's nothing Oscar worthy about anything in this movie at all, and everyone is aware of that, hence the success in the delivery. The performances are just the right amount overexaggeration, there's little jabs at other horror movies that will please the diehard blood fans, there's tons of bloody murders that occur quite frequently. All of the elements are here to make fans have a helluva of a great time.
3/4
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