Worry Dolls (2016)

Sadly Over-hyped

Good concept, poorly executed.

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I watched this after reading a synopsis and was expecting something much darker than this offering.Contrary to other reviewers I thought the acting was OK. It was the production that took the edge off the film. There was no atmosphere to speak of and the lighting set up and colourisation could have been applied to any genre of film.It is not the kind of movie that can draw you into the story and make you believe anything in it - which is the whole point of a horror movie.It is not a terrible film, just one that I wouldn't bother watching again.

I should have known better than to watch another low-budget indie horror film like this... for every good one there's 10 that aren't worth your time or money, and this is one of them. Whilst I've seen far worse, this was seriously boring, extremely bland and for a horror movie, rather tame.The first few scenes are promising but ultimately the movie fades into yet another generic, forgettable horror film that has already been done hundreds of times before. The acting isn't great (but that's hardly a surprise) and the plot is weak and lacks conviction - it felt like a half-hearted attempt at coming up with a scary story.Very few positives and plenty of flaws. 'Worry Dolls' is nothing new and exactly the sort of film you'll forget you even watched within a few days of viewing.

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.

A by the numbers horror where a bunch of cursed worry dolls get into the wrong hands making them become possessed and violently kill whoever is around them.I seen this under the title Worry Dolls and I thought Charles Band would be behind this somehow. Luckily he wasn't but then the film wasn't much better then something he would do. The first few minutes rock in this film with a psycho jamming a four foot drill bit through someone's head with tons of blood flying everywhere. Then the rest of the film lacks in comparison. It was cheese that the dolls were put on strings and then all someone had to do was put it on making them insta rage zombie. Skip this one unless you have a friend in the cast.