GL84 Arriving in Mexico to begin producing dolls, a factory owner and his family come to believe their daughter's fascination with a doll is behind a rash of strange murders plaguing the factory and tries to stop its deadly curse.This was quite a fun and highly enjoyable entry that has a lot of good points. One of its better efforts is the fact that it really does a fine job of bringing doubt to the adults about the doll's living abilities which is always a plus in here. The initial parts here seem innocent enough with the intention of being along together at all time and ignoring parental concerns before getting a little darker with the outbursts and selfish disregard for others but the doll both work well to bridge the second half which is a lot more action-packed with some great scenes. The discovery of the nanny is Gothic-influenced splendor with the searching in the dark house and basement, the raging thunderstorm blowing the doors open and the final reveal which is all quite shocking providing the best example of this while others are just as fun. The scenes inside the factory are generally creepy with the endless rows of body parts and boxes providing the best setting here for the big finale and the race to get out of the house before it takes over are just as much fun. This also manages to get some fun out of the rather impressive special effects for the doll, which uses a pretty creepy look with a fine amount of facial suggestions and moving body parts to look suitably creepy on-screen. There's not a whole lot really wrong with this one, as there's in fact only one big issue which is the sheer by-the-numbers plot this provides, falling into the typical clichés found in most similar genre pictures utilizing this familiar storyline which is really where the lone difference occurs of the curse providing some minor change but beyond that there's not a whole lot of change that comes from here. While the beginning of this does take a pretty long time to get going as it tends to focus a lot more on the family settling in and how they react to the doll, that this one ends up being so familiar and clichéd is really all that holds this one down.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.

atinder And I Just re-watch Dolly Dearest 1991I had only seen it once before, it thought i liked but I could remember how it's ended, I liked how the plot started and the movie made some tense moments, I loved Mirror scenes, where get to see doll standing and again she was gone.The doll it's self was very creepy and I thought kill scenes were really well done, it still work these days .But felt some of script was bit weak in some parts of the movie, made it's feel a bit outdated and I found the ending a little rushed.I would not mind if this movie gets remake but it's not of best killer doll movies, well it was not as fun as Chucky or even The Dolls, were fun watch, I didn't really find this movie that funThe acting was decent. 6 out of 10

Lee Eisenberg A lot of "Dolly Dearest" seems like a "Child's Play" ripoff, with a doll possessed by an evil spirit. In this case, the evil spirit comes from an ancient cult in Mexico, and the doll starts controlling the girl who owns it. Most of the movie is pretty predictable but still entertaining.As is often the case with horror flicks, the cast creates some interesting connections. A noticeable cast member is the recently deceased Lupe Ontiveros as the housekeeper. She played a number of roles over the years; one of her notable roles was that of the woman scorned by Jack Nicholson early on in "As Good as It Gets". The mom is Denise Crosby, aka Bing's granddaughter and best known as Tasha Yar on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"; it seemed as though her character is supposed to look like Marilyn Monroe or Grace Kelly or someone like that. The dad is Sam Bottoms, best known as Lance in "Apocalypse Now". The archaeologist is Rip Torn, most recently known as the chief in the "Men in Black" movies. Crazy stuff.So, it's basically some cheap entertainment. Still an OK choice for Halloween.

Richard Wheeler Dolly Dearest,however, comes across to most people as a "Child's Play Rip-Off" and a "Cheesey Low-Budget Horror Movie" when in fact, it's neither of what they think it is! Dolly Dearest is actually a very clever film produced with original ideas. It doesn't copy Child's Play that much because, the Dollies are not killer dolls, they are possessed by a devilish spirit that "wants children and would do anything to spread it's word to the children". Therefore, the evil spirit takes the form of toys because, it knows that children love dolls (mainly little girls). And it is an easier way to get to children and possess them and turn them into the "Sanzia Devil Child", just like what happened to little Jessica in this movie.If my review doesn't agree with you, that's OK! Because you are entitled to your opinion. If you don't, I suggest you watch it a couple of times and let your imagination run wild because, I think the idea of this film is mainly left to the imagination.