The Boy (2016)
Evil killer dolls seem to be the latest fad in horror movies of late with Chucky getting a rebooted and Annabelle being featured in two movies, one of which was entirely about her. In The Boy, Greta (Lauren Cohan) is hired to look after a couple’s son in England, but it turns out this son is a doll.
Something strange is certainly happening and when things start to go bump in the night things get even stranger. Director William Brent Bell (the man behind the not so great The Devil Inside) forgoes writing duties (Stacey Menear takes up writing duties) and focuses only on directing his latest film.
To say that The Boyis better than The Devil Inside doesn’t really sing the film’s praises, but The Boy is mostly a well made horror film (the handsome set and production design is noteworthy). However, the reliance on dream sequences and jump scares to induce scares feels incredibly cheap and the film’s twist will be not be a surprise to anyone who has seen a recent horror film.
