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The Creepy Doll
USA 2011
produced by P.J. Woodside, Steve Hudgins for Big Biting Pig Productions
directed by P.J. Woodside
starring Kristine Renee Farley, Justin Veazey, Jessica Dockrey (as Jessica Cook), Steve Hudgins, Cindy Maples, Randy Hardesty, Grey Hurt, Savanna Storm, Taylor McDaniel, Elaine Ruff, Scott van der Ploeg, Louie Lawless, Thad Mayhugh, Julia Griffith, April Jennings, Shilo Slider Turri, Jenifer Rhye, Pete Law, Felicia Stewart, Michael Coon, James Gibbs, Carol Niswonger, P.J. Woodside
written by P.J. Woodside, music by P.J. Woodside, Steve Hugdins, Bryrock, songs by Sexstone, Russell Maples, Joseph Vance
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Kate (Kristine Renee Farley) and Jason's (Justin Veazey) marriage seems
to be close to perfect: They really love one another, Kate's pregnant,
they're moving into a nice house (which is actually Jason's childhood
home), and finally, Kate has a room (the nursery) to display all the
beautiful dolls from her childhood again ... including one really creepy
one which freaks out even Jason. However, for Kate the challenges of
moving to Jason's childhood home soon become evident: His parents (Cindy
Maples, Randy Hardesty) live a bit too close for comfort, his cousin Mitch
(Steve Hudgins) who stops by occasionally shows a bit too much interest in
Kate ... and then there's Samantha (Jessica Cook), Jason's ex and family
friend since childhood, who's a bit too friendly with Jason. The turning
point though comes when Mitch's daughter Chelsea (Savanna Storm) is scared
shitless by Kate's creepy doll during a family get-together (meaning it's
his family getting together), which leads to an argument between Kate and
Jason, which leads to Kate experiencing complications - nothing serious,
baby and mother are fine, but there might be some psychological issues. Now
Samantha just happens to be a psychologist, and Jason asks her to help
him, and ... well, things (once again) get physical between the two of
them. Now Kate isn't blind of course, and under the (real or imagined)
influence of the creepy doll, she soon picks up a knife and ... Creepy
Doll is an extremely disturbing little feature - not half as much by
what it shows but by the stuff it leaves out for the audience to dream up
themselves. So yes, most of the gruesome details are only hinted at in the
film, like most of the murders themselves, what the doll actually says to
Kate, how it freaked out Chelsea and the like - and the film is all the
better for it, letting our imagination go overdrive rather than just
taking us to the slaughterhouse. But this of course works mainly thanks to
a very well paced approach to the story at hand and a really fine cast. Totally
worth watching!
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