SEED OF CHUCKY

"Are you my parents?"

Glen/Glenda

Thinking he was alone in the world, Glen (Boyd) was the only living doll that he knew existed. Desperate to find out where he came from and escape his life in the circus, he heads to Hollywood after seeing that Tinsel Town was making a movie about his kind. Thinking that the film must be about his parents, Glen can't wait to meet the stars of the film, Chucky (Dourif) and Tiffany (Tilly).

After all the controversy of the first three films in the series, the serial killer possessed doll returned in 'Bride of Chucky' but can 'Seed of Chucky' keep up the same momentum?

'Bride of Chucky' reinvented the franchise, moving away from child killing stories of the first three and concentrating on Chucky's quest to find himself a bride. The film added a lot more tongue-in-cheek humour and distanced itself from the controversial content that had made the original films such a target for the media and pressure groups. 'Seed of Chucky' tries to continue this but it just doesn't have the same sense of fun as the film that came before it.

Taking place several years after the events in 'Bride', Chucky and Tiffany are dead and their son, Glen has been brought up in the circus as part of a ventriloquist dummy act. Kept in a cage, Glen dreams of having a real family and he thinks he might have found it when he watches a behind the scenes special from the set of the new Chucky movie. The premise starts well, with Billy Boyd creating the new doll character as a bit of a wet blanket, who is easily scared. The movie tries to keep the sense of self parody the worked in 'Bride' so well, but it loses something as soon as Chucky and Tiffany return to the screen.

Chucky and Tiffany, voiced again by Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly, are brought back to life and have to come to terms with being parents. Still wanting to get out of their doll bodies, they now have the added responsibility of Glen, who both of them is eager to corrupt. Tiffany wants to turn him into the daughter she always wanted and Chucky wants him to carry on the murderous family tradition. This plot line is open to many a hilarious moment but for a horror parody, this doesn't push the premise enough. The interaction between Glen, Chucky and Tiffany just isn't long enough, making way for Jennifer Tilly to have a much bigger role, playing herself. While you have applaud her for been willing to parody her own career, she takes far too much of the emphasis from the dolls and their story.

'Seed of Chuck' suffers from pandering to its star name, Jennifer Tilly, when it should have concentrated on the real stars of the film, Chucky, Tiffany and Glen. For a Chucky film, the movie suffers from a lack of interesting killings and character advancement. This will disappoint fans of the series, especially after 'Bride' had done so much to reinvent it.