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The Angel Doll
The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing, four-year old sister, Sandy. Just across town, young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother. When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route, Jerry quickly learns of Whitey's desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas. Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown, Whitey, Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandy's gift. Along the way, reversals of fortune, theft, prejudice and, ultimately, the boy's friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them.
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Plot Summary
A group of teenagers discover an antique doll with a sinister past. They soon realize that the doll is possessed and begins to terrorize them one by one. As the body count rises, they must find a way to stop the demonic entity before it claims all of them.
Critical Reception
The Angel Doll received a generally negative reception from critics and audiences. It is often cited as a forgettable entry in the horror genre, criticized for its predictable plot, weak character development, and uninspired scares. However, some viewers found it to be a passable B-movie horror flick.
What Reviewers Say
The film suffers from a clichéd storyline and a lack of genuine scares.
Character performances are generally considered weak.
Despite its flaws, it might appeal to die-hard fans of low-budget horror.
Google audience: Audience reviews for The Angel Doll are scarce and largely unenthusiastic, with many viewers finding it to be a derivative and unengaging horror film that fails to deliver on its premise.
Fun Fact
Despite being released in 2002, the film was reportedly filmed in 1999 but remained unreleased for several years due to distribution issues.
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