Worry Dolls (2016)

I was initially lured in by the poster/movie cover for "The Devils Dolls" (aka "Worry Dolls"), and I had no idea what the movie was about prior to sitting down to watch it.But let's just say that I wasn't impressed with what I witnessed here at the hands of director Padraig Reynolds.The storyline was lacking contents that would make for an interesting story and it just started to gradually become more and more boring, and my interest and focus gradually started to slip away.The acting in the movie wasn't particularly memorable, and I can honestly say that I can't remember a single character or performing actor in the movie. Yeah, they were just that bland. And the fact that none of the people in the movie weren't famous had nothing to do with this. But the acting talents just didn't put on a memorable performance.So who is to blame here? The director? The acting talents? The writers? I can only speculate. I do know, however, that this movie was a wide swing and an equally wide miss. There was just nothing worthwhile to be had here in my opinion.And for a 2016 release, then it was anything but outstanding, and it will quickly fade into oblivion. There are far better horror / thrillers available, both of 2016 release but also of course by older release dates."The Devils Dolls" just didn't make any noticeably dent on the screen.

Opening with a promisingly bloody scenario of serial killer Henry murmuring his unstable anxieties into his slight collection of 'worry dolls', this film soon evaporates into comparative blandness. That's the problem with strong beginnings – the rest has then got to match up.Detective Matt who finally rids the world of Henry for some reason takes the 'worry dolls' with him in the back of his car. Why do something so unprofessional? So his young daughter Chloe can then inadvertently get hold of them, of course.'OMG, they're so coowaal', say the brightly smiling young things browsing 'Chloe's Collection' where she exhibits these and other home-made charms. Sadly, the spirit of Henry, instilled into these novelty items, causes whomever owns them to lose their minds and kill their loved ones.Chloe, who is afraid of dogs, stabs to death her family's Doberman (why does the family keep such a pet if the daughter is afraid of them?). She then, Exorcist-like, descends into a blank-eyed trance. Hunky Detective Matt seeks the help of occultist Della who says that as the pure innocent, Chloe needs to be relieved of the dolls – even though they are no longer in her possession. Della is played by Tina Lifford, who invests the part with such weird intensity, she may well be the most interesting character in the film. A shame that her inclusion is such a brief one.The rest of the cast, sad to say, including Christopher Wiehl as Matt (who co-wrote this) are not very interesting at all. It's impossible to sympathise with the Detective, whose daughter is, after all, possessed, because there is scant personality there. Likewise other characters, including those who pick up the various dolls and are therefore doomed fail to ignite much feelings of loss. Also, the suburban blandness of most of the locations stifles any atmosphere. A competent thriller with a few gallons of blood thrown in for good measure.

So, this is another indie, small horror project, that took itself serious, and had some good parts to offer. But do bare in mind the budget and the possibilities.The acting was overall satisfying from my point of view, better than expected for this kind of movie, actors were nicely chosen I'd might say, the dialogue worked OK. The deaths were also good enough, you get your share of blood, violence, pretty much the usual. There is a plot to it, you most likely seen it before but this is a small step up from all the others I've laid my eyes on lately. You could watch it if you have absolutely nothing better to do. Or if your wifi fails and leaves you stranded with only the movies on your computer. Or netflix. Whatever, wherever. I won't recommend it, but I'm not going to bash it either. It's a 4 star movie at best, perhaps, slightly, less, but I'll round it to 4 thanks to the effort put into it.Cheers!

Single point and one line story. Universal phenomenon.. Very common point.. Not well written Not well executed. Not creepy. No jumps.. No Gore.. No horror. Story just goes on like that. Its like Tom and Jerry.. You know tom hates Jerry and Jerry hates tom..its similar kind of movie.You can understand from the scene one what happens next. nothing unpredictable.. Every scene will be our cup of tea. If really have nothing to do then only watch this movie or even better if you ignore this..I hate simple kind of Horror flicks. One can search and can watch movies like Dabbie. Exorcist.. Horror means honestly must be true horror.. not just like a makeup kind of movies..Don't need to lipstick for creating Gore on screen.