Child's Play (2019)

**Child's Play** is a 2019 American horror\thriller film directed by Lars Kveberg which was released on June 21, 2019 by Orion Pictures through United Artists Releasing.

It is a reboot of the 1988 film of the same name.

## Plot

The film follows Andy Barclay, a hearing-impaired 12-year-old boy who is given a high-tech doll called Buddi for his birthday who turns out to be evil.

## Cast

* Aubrey Plaza as Karen Barclay
* Gabriel Bateman as Andy Barclay
* Brian Tyree Henry as Detective Mike Norris
* Mark Hamill as Chucky (voice)
* Tim Matheson as Henry Kaslan
* Beatrice Kitsos as Falyn
* Ty Consiglio as Pugg
* Marlon Kazadi as Omar
* David Lewis as Shane
* Carlease Burke as Doreen Norris
* Trent Redekop as Gabe
* Amro Majzoub as Wes
* Nicole Anthony as Detective Willis

## Box Office

During its opening weekend, "Child's Play" grossed $14,094,594. Overall, it grossed $44,907,074 on an estimated budget of $10,000,000.

## Critical Reception

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said that the film *"bubbles with entertaining bad taste."* Rosie Knight from IGN called it a *"passible but plain remake."*

Consequence said: *"Child’s Play is pure entertaining fun for the horror fan, but not much else. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, nor does it offer much depth, particularly with its characters. While the cast is amiable enough, they’re mostly surface-level archetypes."*

Robbie Collin from The Telegraph said: *"For those of us old enough to have been terrorised the first time round, it delivers a nasty-but-nice-enough childhood flashback."*

Variety magazine wrote: *"This is the new normal for horror movies: The screenplays have to seem hipper than the premise they represent, which puts “Child’s Play” in the weird position of pointing out and poking fun at all the ways it fails to make sense."*

Peter Travers from Rolling Stone said: *"Even Aubrey Plaza and the voice of of Luke Skywalker (OK, it's Mark Hamill) as devil doll Chucky, can't save this botched reboot."*

The Detroit News wrote: *"Child's Play is good humored and gratuitously gory but feels rushed, and oddly contained to its small world."*

In his review of the film, Richard Whittaker of the Austin Chronicle wrote: *"Aimed squarely at the late-night Friday night crowd, in its own right Child's Play 2019 is unexceptional."*

Eric Kohn from Indiewire said: *"This oddball blend of '80s nostalgia and contemporary humor never quite lands the smart-scary balance in its sights."*

James Berardinelli from ReelViews said: *"Although Child's Play is only 90 minutes long, it's one of those movies where you check your watch so often you think it has stopped."*

Karen Han from Polygon wrote: *"The new Child's Play isn't completely irredeemable, but it's a shell that ultimately doesn't have that much personality, whether it's that of a serial killer or a baby robot."*

Brian Lowry from CNN.com said: *"While the movie initially features modestly clever wrinkles, the satirical and technology-inspired elements recede as the conventional slasher bits take over."*

## Awards

**Indiana Film Journalists Association** (2019)

* Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: Mark Hamill [*Nominated*]

**Fright Meter Awards** (2019)

* Best Special Effects [*Nominated*]

**Golden Trailer Awards** (2019)

* Trashiest Trailer [*Nominated*]

**The BAM Awards** (2019)

* Best Actress: Aubrey Plaza [*Nominated*]

**Fangoria Chainsaw Awards** (2020)

* Best Creature FX: Todd Masters [*Nominated*]

**Leo Awards** (2020)

* Best Visual Effects in a Motion Picture: Chris Van Dyck, Reina Sparks, Michelle Kee, Ed Hawkins and Brad McGiveron [**Winner**]
* Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture: David Lewis [*Nominated*]
* Best Stunt Coordination in a Motion Picture: Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle [*Nominated*]

**The Webby Awards** (2020)

* Webby Award for Advertising, Media & PR (Machine Learning and Bots) [*Nominated*]

**World Stunt Awards** (2020)

* Taurus World Stunt Award for Hardest Hit [*Nominated*]