The fifth installment of the Chucky killer doll series does possess some eccentric moments of high camp humor. [...] other than that, this low-concept slasher/horror film suffers from creaky direction, a tatty story line, and -- even worse, considering the genre -- a lack of suspense and shocks. "Seed of Chucky" is the second release from Focus Features' new commercially orientated Rogue Pictures shingle.

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