The Curse of Humpty Dumpty (2021)

The Curse of Humpty Dumpty (2021). The Curse of Humpty Dumpty: Directed by Scott Jeffrey. With Nicola Wright, Sian Altman, Kate Sandison, Danielle Scott. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, and he’s back in the form of a doll that belongs to a woman with dementia who starts to recall his dark past.

“A child caring for their parent (typically a mother) suffering from dementia has been done far better in horror before. This movie makes me think of a film like The Taking of Deborah Logan. Family conflict horror dramas are a popular subgenre right now (e.g., Hereditary), but like any trend, there are highs and lows. This is definitely a low.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t mind a slow burn, but thereu0026#39;s a slow burn and then thereu0026#39;s just tedium. And you know itu0026#39;s real tedium when the film finally gets to the u0026quot;scaryu0026quot; parts and itu0026#39;s still tedious. The actors and the writing arenu0026#39;t compelling enough to draw me into liking/empathizing with this family. The only one kind of likable is the mother, and thatu0026#39;s really because youu0026#39;re sympathetic to those dealing with her medical condition by default. In The Taking of Deborah Logan, the actress was very charming and good-natured and classy when she was herself, and her daughteru0026#39;s laid-back personality coupled with her sincere, heartbreaking concern for her mother kept you engaged in between the scares. This film did not.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is not a scary movie by any means. Not even close. There is no tension. When the puppet transforms, itu0026#39;s too conventional to be scary. And itu0026#39;s too bland and detached to be touching/bittersweet/heart-breaking in the interim between attacks. The costume design was awful, especially for the scheming sister in law. What in the world were they thinking? I donu0026#39;t even think there was an actual costume designer because the clothes were clearly not tailored.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway, all this movie did was make we want to watch The Taking of Deborah Logan again. If there are any positives, I would say that the puppet looks pretty good (in its normal state), and the actress playing the mom is passable (if not good enough to make what sheu0026#39;s going through sad).”