Following the events of the last film, Chucky (Brad Dourif) and Tiffany’s (Jennifer Tilly) child Glen/Glenda (Billy Boyd) is struggling to find their place in society.
When their parents are resurrected, Glen/Glenda finds themselves at odds with their parents, who are determined to find themselves some new human hosts…
I was a little weary of this movie. I remember the reviews being somewhat lukewarm when it came out, and Bride was such a jolt of energy, I was worried it would feel like a step down.
On the one hand this movie is a long way from the Barclay apartment.
On the other, who gives a shit?
This movie is wild.
It benefits from no longer being the latest entry in the franchise. I have not watched the TV series, but it sounds like this entry forms a key part of its foundation.
This is the point in the franchise where any queer subtext becomes text in the most explicit way imaginable.
We start with animated sperm fertilising an egg.
We are then introduced to said baby batter post-oven:
Glen/Glenda, an outcast in a carnival. Boyd is well-cast, giving the character a warmth and empathy that manages to feel heartfelt, rather than the set up to a joke.
After this broad but somewhat earnest opening, we are then introduced to the set of a Chucky movie, which is where the movie folds in on itself.
The Chucky and Tiffany we meet are reanimated from movie animatronics.
Jennifer Tilly is great as both a caricature of her screen persona and Tiffany.
As the latter, she gets some real meat. Following her reunion with her child, Tiffany embraces motherhood as a chance to rehab herself (the gag of her calling the wife of a past victim is hilarious).
This movie might be the ceiling for how far this series could go in eating its own tail - it is not fully successful, but it is so entertaining, it almost pulls it off.
When the franchise returned, it would be in a very different mould.
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