TheLittleSongbird 'Worry Dolls' drew me into seeing it, with a cool and creepy poster, an intriguing idea and as someone with a general appreciation for horror. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive. Actually found 'Worry Dolls' fairly watchable, if not an easy film to rate or review. Had to think long and hard about what my thoughts were and how to articulate them. 'Worry Dolls' is not great, or good, has a fair share of problems (fairly big ones too) and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. There are however some decent, even good, qualities in 'Worry Dolls', at least it wasn't intelligence insulting or inept (unlike some films seen recently) and the potential is not completely squandered.Lets start with the positives. The scenery is very atmospheric, likewise with the very nice way it's shot. The music is suitably spooky and quirky and doesn't distract at all from the atmosphere, while not exactly enhancing it. 'Worry Dolls' is another example of a film that started off very promisingly. There are some genuinely scary and suspenseful moments and the atmosphere has creepiness.However, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it feels vague, under-explained. The more 'Worry Dolls' progressed, the duller, more predictable, more senseless and less scary, and too many characters are too sketchy. Making the film feel bland and forgettable with not enough heart put into it.Acting is never amateurish, there has been far worse acting before and since, but nobody is good let alone note-worthy. Dialogue can be stilted while the pace is uneven, dragging in some of the second half. Found the supposedly shocking moments not so surprising or scary, due to the excessive obviousness and the lack of tension and suspense, and the end felt not much of a climax. In summary, not unwatchable but unremarkable. 4/10 Bethany Cox

Michael Ledo Henry Bale (Matty Ferraro) is an infamous serial killer in Canton, Mississippi. We catch up to Henry as he fails to drill his last victim, taken down by Matt (Christopher Wiehl) a divorced police officer with a daughter. He likes a bracer from time to time. Henry had some worry dolls which he takes as evidence which his daughter thinks is a gift for her as she designs jewelry for a second hand store. The dolls go out through the city creating havoc...and Chloe (Kennedy Brice) keeps one for herself.The movie had some good scenes, and then there were times I thought I was watching something made for TV. The simple make-up used for a possessed person was very good. I liked the ending...not that stupid last scene barking for a sequel.Worry Dolls and The Devil's Doll are the same film. Please stop naming every missing girl, "Amber." Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

areatw 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.

Boloxxxi A serial killer leaves behind a box of "worry dolls" after he is killed by cops. Basically, you tell your worries to a worry doll and supposedly it takes them into itself thus liberating you. Anyhow (yawn), the dolls (4 or 5, I believe) accidentally get distributed while in transit to police headquarters. Not a good thing for the new owners whose fears and insecurities become amplified to paranoia by the dolls.The good news: Movie could have been longer. But don't take this to mean it was a terrible movie. It was just a straight-forward, "nothing new or surprising" movie. Once you learn about the dolls in the earlier part of the film, your brain just coasts thru some bloody, but unremarkable deaths until the end where there is a little bit of the unexpected. Before I close, let me say this: A human being on fire is not funny. But I think that if in a movie said human is made to run a considerable distance while aflame....well...you know. I'm only human, folks! Love, Boloxxxi.