Don Mancini wrote and directed the last film entry in the original Chucky series. And let me say, I love that opening with Alex Vincent returning as Andy, and what he and Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) are up to.

Nica (Fiona Dourif) is being held in a mental health hospital because of the events in the previous film. She is believed to be guilty of killing five people, something she is beginning to believe she did, but we all know it was Chucky, who mostly won the last film.

She finds herself transferred to a new asylum. And that’s where the trouble starts again.

This one is determined to bring all, or most, of the narrative threads from the series together to wrap up in one last film.

Chucky possesses people and objects (there’s a number oc Chucky dolls, all subtly different, that make appearances), assembling a cult to exact revenge on all of those who wronged him. But Andy is around to help stop things alongside Nica. They will have to square off against Chucky and the leader of Chucky’s cult… Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly).

Mancini has led the series narrative from the beginning, and is able to draw the threads together as we see a number of familiar characters return, even as the body count begins to climb.

I quite like how Mancini directs this one. There’s lots of fun camera work, interesting angles and framing, and there’s a great sense of fun to everything as you realize how screwed Neca is. Not to mention anyone who crosses Chucky.

There are some fun twists, turns and reveals throughout the film. And honestly, I found this one to be absolutely delightful. It’s just damned fun.

It’s obvious from his continued work with the series that Mancini loves what he has created here, and with this entry, he works to make it all pay off for the fans. It’s gory, funny, and expands the universe once again in a fun way.

Andy gets to shine and get some revenge on Chucky, but he may not be ready to confront Chucky when he possesses Neca (Fiona has her dad’s laugh).

This was so much fun! Loved the ending (and the post-credit sequence), loved how things played out. It’s too bad we didn’t get a follow-up film, though I do know that some of the narrative threads wrap up in the Chucky series. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this one. I thought it was going to feel a little haphazard, but I quite like what Mancini accomplishes with it. I may have to see how things play out in the series.