It's a strong, highly entertaining horror jaunt that really ties all the film eras together. It's another claustrophobic journey with creative kills, but this time, Chucky starts clawing his way back to center-stage in a big, big way. The old rules, though, are utterly shattered, and "Cult of Chucky" explodes the franchise out into virtually every direction imaginable. While it's tricky to explain without getting into some pretty significant and weirdly fun spoilers, the movie revisits Chucky's Voodoo powers in a big way. But it does accomplish one thing that resonates down the line, and that's finding a human body for Tiffany. It's also not the most nuanced way to handle gender dysphoria, rendering this over-the-top entry about as polarizing as they come, but by this point in the series, tasteless was pretty much Chucky's M.O. Like "Child's Play 3," it still feels a bit superfluous as we've yet to see Glen/Glenda return since this film. It's an off-the-walls detour, and it doesn't get much more meta than when Tiffany meets Jennifer Tilly. Glen soon revives his doll parents, and Chucky and Tiffany go off on another murder spree, this time in Hollywood. That dysphoria, though, also comes with a healthy dose of his parents' murderous tendencies, depending on whether he's the sweet Glen or psycho Glenda. Or is it Glenda? Glen struggles with gender dysphoria as he tries to figure out his identity. This film picks up in 2004, six years after "Bride," with Tiffany's monstrous offspring having grown into a doll named Glen (Billy Boyd). Comically bloody mayhem ensues, but before the psycho couple is offed, they manage to squeeze in some twisted doll loving, and the horrifying result sets us up for the next film in the series. It's really a twisted rom-com, filtered through "Bride of Frankenstein." Everything from Chucky's new stitched-together look, to Tiffany's eventual rebirth as his monster doll equal harkens back to the classic. Also, apparently, internet Voodoo is a thing, and he can now transfer other people's souls as well. It introduces the Heart of Damballa, which frees Chucky up from having to transfer his soul into specific people. She steals his remains left over from the third film, stitches him back together, and brings him back with a Voodoo spell she found online. This is the film that starts expanding on the Voodoo powers from the first film, but don't expect a ton of logic. "Bride" unforgettably introduces us to Chucky's old girlfriend from when he was human, Tiffany, played as sweetly sociopathic by Jennifer Tilly.
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