Talk about a far-fetched plot! Just as a guy is falling in love with the girl next door, her abusive father knocks her down the stairs, causing brain death. The guy has a miracle chip which he inserts into her brain, causing her to regain life. The downside is, she has the mind of the guy's vengeful robot BB,(who was destroyed by an evil neighbor), and she goes on a killing spree, murdering those who were mean to her.
This movie just doesn't work as a horror movie, as there are very few genuinely creepy moments. It also tries to be funny, but ends up being lame most of the time. However, for some reason, I was glued to my set the entire time. I think the cast is genuinely endearing and really helps this bizarre picture along. All of the main characters are at least somewhat likable. Even the mom is enjoyable. Kristy Swanson is great as Sam, but her performance as the BB/Sam robot thing was unintentionally funny. Richard Marcus is very Freddy Kruger-ish as Sam's Father. The BB robot looks like it was trying to be a copy of Gizmo from Gremlins thanks to it's annoying speech patterns. Fortunately, he's dispatched pretty early on. Anyway, despite it's many mistakes, "Deadly Friend" manages to present characters you can root for, a few good death scenes (I think you know which one I'm referring to), and even has a few moments of poignancy.
If you watch this one thinking it will be bad, it may be a pleasant surprise. Just don't go into it thinking it's one of Craven's masterpieces, which it most certainly isn't.
This movie just doesn't work as a horror movie, as there are very few genuinely creepy moments. It also tries to be funny, but ends up being lame most of the time. However, for some reason, I was glued to my set the entire time. I think the cast is genuinely endearing and really helps this bizarre picture along. All of the main characters are at least somewhat likable. Even the mom is enjoyable. Kristy Swanson is great as Sam, but her performance as the BB/Sam robot thing was unintentionally funny. Richard Marcus is very Freddy Kruger-ish as Sam's Father. The BB robot looks like it was trying to be a copy of Gizmo from Gremlins thanks to it's annoying speech patterns. Fortunately, he's dispatched pretty early on. Anyway, despite it's many mistakes, "Deadly Friend" manages to present characters you can root for, a few good death scenes (I think you know which one I'm referring to), and even has a few moments of poignancy.
If you watch this one thinking it will be bad, it may be a pleasant surprise. Just don't go into it thinking it's one of Craven's masterpieces, which it most certainly isn't.