Child's Play 2

Name: Child's Play 2
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: November 9, 1990
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Alex Vincent, Beth Grant, Brad Dourif, Christine Elise, Gerrit Graham

1990

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews

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MCA/Universal Pictures | Release Date: November 9, 1990 | R

Starring: Alex Vincent, Beth Grant, Brad Dourif, Christine Elise, Gerrit Graham, Grace Zabriskie, Greg Germann, Jenny Agutter, Peter Haskell, Raymond Singer

Summary: While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.

Director: John Lafia

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 84 min

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Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Academy Award nominations for Alex Vincent, the same kid from the first movie, for attacking Chucky with an electric carving knife; Christine Elise, as Andy's big foster sister, for pitching Chucky through a station-wagon windshield; Don Mancini, the writer, and John Lafia, the director, for having Chucky use a cellular phone and saying, "Now it's time to play Hide the soul." [30 Nov 1990, p.7]

Janet Maslin

Vicious as Chucky is, it's hard to be scared by anything that kicks its little feet helplessly every time it flings itself upon a full-sized human target. Read full review

Richard Harrington

Child's Play 2 is an inevitable sequel that's not as good as its progenitor, but better than most movies with the numbers 2 through 8 in their titles. Thin plot-wise, it caters to an audience apparently amused on the first go-round by the antics of a foul-mouthed doll named Chucky. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Since the gaff has long been blown (we know Chucky is alive from the outset), the original's menacing tension is entirely absent. Lafia attempts to compensate by relying heavily on Kevin Yagher's advanced doll animations, but articulated facial features, however clever, are no substitute for thrills. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Child’s Play 2 is another case of rehashing the few novel elements of an original to the point of utter numbness. Read full review

Jean Carey

When Child's Play 2 isn't dwelling on some atrocity being performed on a character nobody cares about anyway, it commits the ultimate horror genre transgression: It's really, really boring. [12 Nov 1990, p.3D]

Empire Jack Yeovil

A waste of space. Read full review

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Josephgamers65

Apr 17, 2022

Child's Play 2 is one of those films that outdo the original like the original did good with characters just a little bit of a slow film if you're not into andy or the mother characters. But this film I got to say it's crazy how good child's play 2 it has better characters than the first IChild's Play 2 is one of those films that outdo the original like the original did good with characters just a little bit of a slow film if you're not into andy or the mother characters. But this film I got to say it's crazy how good child's play 2 it has better characters than the first I like Chucky in this with the lines he said's is fantastic but it's even better in bride of Chucky the kills are pretty good too with the teacher kill was the best with the music too I really like too the only character I don't like is the adopted parents but all round a fantastic film for a sequel and better than the original I give Child's Play 2 an A+ and 99%… Expand

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RyanElliott

Oct 27, 2019

the best movie in the franchise! my only problem i had with the first child's play was that there wasn't that much chucky, but this one...oh yeah they know it's about chucky. 10/10

35 of 36 users found this helpful351

MaxiThresher

Oct 27, 2018

Very well done movie ! A good sequel to a funny and scary slasher that is Child's Play. This movie is a classic !

40 of 41 users found this helpful401

Sosmooth1982

Jun 4, 2023

Just slightly better than the first only because there's more killings in this and Chucky is a lot funnier. Some of the acting was a little off.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

imthenoob

Mar 24, 2019

This is when Chucky really became Chucky but what I really love most about it is that it didn't come off as just a copy of the original. Chucky is a lot more developed this time around and it's because of that that this movie really shines and puts it on par if not on top of the original.

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akshatmahajan

Jun 29, 2021

Child's Play 2 had nothing new in it but like the original, it is fun to watch. You can easily enjoy this movie everytime you watch it.

Movie is simply continuation of first part and had nothing new in the story or concept. There were less shocks and scares as compared to the original. TheChild's Play 2 had nothing new in it but like the original, it is fun to watch. You can easily enjoy this movie everytime you watch it.

Movie is simply continuation of first part and had nothing new in the story or concept. There were less shocks and scares as compared to the original. The acting was normal. The direction and editing work good. The pacing good, you might not know when the movie is over.

Overall, I will recommend it to everyone. This is a horror genre movie but non- horror can also easily enjoy this movie.… Expand

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TRANSFORMERSFAN

Mar 11, 2021

this movie is even worse than the 1st one! i just hate child´s play! transformers are way better!

0 of 32 users found this helpful032

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