I thought the way they revived Chucky after they over-killed Chucky in the first installment was kinda dumb. They replaced the whole Chucky doll except the shell for the head and apparently that is enough for the soul of Charles Lee Ray to make it back into the doll. The first one worked because of it's originality and mystery for the most part. Although the audiences knew what was going on the characters wasn't sure what to think. This time the protagonist Andy knows about Chucky and what he is capable of. After the first movie Andy is put into foster care since his mother got sent to a mental asylum. Anyways Chucky is back and he is back to his old mischievous tricks again of playing just a doll and sneaking around to kill people. The first one had meat to it and knew what direction to take with what they had. This time around it just didn't really seem to have a sense of direction. However I still give this one credit, because after the the first installment ending this one was a logical direction to take. Unless they wanted to start over with another group of family that buys the doll, but that would just be a rehash. This time Chucky is back for vengeance and for Andy's body. Most of this movie seemed pretty mundane with almost no suspense or cool Chucky moments (few slightly clever moments, but nothing really stand out) despite the signature Chucky laughs. The death scenes are also bland this time around. The first installment had parts that didn't make much sense, there is actually a lot of those moments in this one. The plot didn't really seem to have a sense of direction. It basically revolves around Andy's life after the event of the first film while he is paranoid of Chucky. And nobody believing him when it came to his stories. The premise and relationships seemed to have more development this time around. When the final act kicks in though in the toy factory things start to pick up for the better. While the first one tried to go in a more serious horror direction this one lightens up a bit which I am not quite sure if it's a good thing or not. All in all this is a alright sequel with few clever Chucky moments and few laughs because of Andy's reactions (although I am not sure if it was intentional or not). Watch the first Chucky movie first before seeing this one in order to get the full gist of what is going on.
7.3/10
7.3/10