Originally written 3/1/16
Magic
is not a killer doll movie, but it would have been better if it were one. The
film is a lukewarm psychological thriller starring an over-the-top Anthony
Hopkins as a disturbed ventriloquist. The movie makes it clear from the
beginning that Hopkins' is mentally unsound, and that the doll is certainly not
alive. This kills any potential suspense that the dummy could really be alive
versus just being a conduit for the ventriloquist's craziness. The majority of
the film is Hopkins doing a hammy Gollum-style routine with his dummy. The
puppet is his "evil" side and occasionally compels him to murder
people. The is nothing clever or inventive done with the premise, and there is
no real suspense or excitement. Jeff Dunham's standup is scarier than this
mess.
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