Stevieboy666 Review of Playing with Dolls: Havoc

Playing with Dolls: Havoc (2017)

Playing with Dolls: quite possibly the worst slasher franchise ever!

[3/10 · 2 December 2020]

I have had the misfortune to sit through the first two Playing with Dolls movies, in fact I own them on DVD. The first was passable as a gory but poor movie, the second is an absolute abomination. Havoc is an improvement over that but that is hardly a compliment. "The World's most brutal killer" - a cross between slasher faves Jason and Leatherface - is back, creeping around a plush woodland cabin in the snow. The first scene has a guy get hit in the head by a rubber rock, that kind of sets the tone. On the plus side there were a few jump scenes when the maniac strikes, plus there is a lot of graphic gore. Some of the effects combine practical and CGI, they are not great but I have seen far worse. The acting is poor at best, at times abysmal, as is some of the script. Night scenes were filmed in the day. At 78 minutes it felt longer. Totally unremarkable slasher movie but passable as a gore fix. Just!