I dropped the ball a tad, this is the first movie of The Doll trilogy and not realizing I went and watched the last part Sabrina (2018) first. My bad! However based on this I get the impression that's not really an issue as they appear to be independent stories with recurring characters.
Now regarding Sabrina it was flawed but oddly competent stuff and not the silly killer doll movie I expected, The Doll is very very similar and in many regards almost the same movie. It is however almost the same movie but on a lower budget and it shows.
It tells the story of a supposedly haunted doll that gets brought into the new home of a young couple, you can probably work out how this plays out.
I've been watching a fair few Indonesian movies lately and though not groundbreaking I've actually enjoyed them, they're not what you'd expect at all and seem to be a blend of western and eastern methods of film making.
The Doll is hardly original and some parts look really quite terrible, however it's a passable enough effort and Sara Wijayanto shines as franchise recurring character Ms.Laras.
If you're new to Indonesian cinema The Doll franchise is a harmless place to start and I'm now looking forward to watching the 2nd movie to complete the trilogy.
The Good:
Some creepy moments
Sara Wijayanto
The Bad:
Some really quite bad cgi
Has its fair share of flaws and cliches
Now regarding Sabrina it was flawed but oddly competent stuff and not the silly killer doll movie I expected, The Doll is very very similar and in many regards almost the same movie. It is however almost the same movie but on a lower budget and it shows.
It tells the story of a supposedly haunted doll that gets brought into the new home of a young couple, you can probably work out how this plays out.
I've been watching a fair few Indonesian movies lately and though not groundbreaking I've actually enjoyed them, they're not what you'd expect at all and seem to be a blend of western and eastern methods of film making.
The Doll is hardly original and some parts look really quite terrible, however it's a passable enough effort and Sara Wijayanto shines as franchise recurring character Ms.Laras.
If you're new to Indonesian cinema The Doll franchise is a harmless place to start and I'm now looking forward to watching the 2nd movie to complete the trilogy.
The Good:
Some creepy moments
Sara Wijayanto
The Bad:
Some really quite bad cgi
Has its fair share of flaws and cliches