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CHILD’S PLAY ***
Dir: Lars Klevberg (15, 120 mins)
Chucky is back – you can’t keep a good devil doll down – and this time he’s voiced by Luke Skywalker! The franchise is seven movies deep by now, with this latest reboot for the doll originally possessed by the soul of a serial killer: this time, it’s an apparently evil robot brought to life via wi-fi. Aubrey Plaza is the mum to Gabriel Bateman’s Andy, buying the far-from-cuddly Buddi doll, flogged by Kaslan Corp, headed by Tim Matheson’s dodgy mogul. The doll takes on a life of its own, and despite the protestations of Andy and his group of friends, the grown-ups don’t believe him, Brian Tyree Henry’s detective amongst them. What follows are some grisly deaths, nasty quips and apparently the same weird creepy/funny vibe of the so-so 1988 original, rather than the kitschy sequels. Resurrected by the people behind the It remake, this Child’s Play reboot should please horror aficionados and Chucky fans by offering more of the same silly slasher antics. Opens June 21
words Keiron Self