The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016)

A cash strapped student who starts working the night shift at a Museum suspects that one of the exhibits, a creepy vintage doll named Robert, is alive and wreaking havoc after hours.

Director:

Andrew Jones

Writer:

Andrew Jones

Stars:

Nigel Barber, Tiffany Ceri, Suzie Frances Garton

Cast

Credited cast:
Nigel Barber	...	Walter Berenson
Tiffany Ceri	...	Emily Barker
Suzie Frances Garton	...	Jenny Otto
Chris Bell	...	Officer Sardy
Lee Bane	...	The Toymaker
Jason Homewood	...	Kevin Underwood
Clare Gollop	...	Ethel Mason
Bobby Cole	...	Cafe Customer #1
Steven Dolton	...	Detective Bill Atkins
Christopher Hale	...	Stan Graves
David Bridle	...	Waiter
Andrew Williams	...	Cafe Customer #7
Shelly Brown	...	Cafe Customer #4
Claire Henderson	...	Cafe Customer #6
Kira Brown	...	Cafe Customer #3

Storyline

Emily Barker is a cash strapped student trying to make money as a cleaner working nights at the East Falls Museum. But her peaceful graveyard shift turns into a time of terror when she is plagued by the sound of footsteps in empty corridors and mysterious vandalism throughout the building. Emily suspects that one of the exhibits, a creepy vintage doll named Robert, is alive and wreaking havoc after hours. Her reports to the head of security and the museum owner go unheeded. But when members of the night staff turn up dead in sinister circumstances, Emily knows the doll is responsible for the bloodshed. But a local police detective points the finger of suspicion at Emily and she finds herself the prime suspect in the investigation. Can she convince everyone of the truth behind the murders and clear her name? Or will she too fall victim to the Curse of Robert the Doll?

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Plot Keywords:

museum | night shift | security guard | doll | haunted doll | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The real life Robert the Doll is now on display at the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. Visitors to the Museum must ask for the doll's permission before taking a photograph. Anyone who chooses to take a picture without the doll's permission will apparently be cursed for all eternity. There are numerous letters displayed on the wall of the museum from people asking Robert to remove the curse he placed on them. The custom of Museum visitors asking for Robert's permission to take his photograph is included in this film.

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Connections

Follows Robert (2015)

User Reviews

Slightly better than the first movie... which isn't saying much

A young woman takes a job on the night shift in a small curio museum. When her coworkers' bodies begin piling up, the prime suspect is one of the displays, a hideous doll which is purported to be possessed.

Very loosely based on a real story (relocated from early 20th century Florida to contemporary Britain), the original "Robert" was a tedious movie, paced at the speed of evolution, with characters who behaved idiotically and cheaper effects than the worst of the Charles Band killer-doll flicks. This time around, the pace is a little better (though it still takes far too long to get going), the characters are slightly more likable (a returning cast member steps up their game and the rest of the performances are decent) and the effects are... well, about the same. Frankly, it's a case of been there, done that, seen it - and much better. But sadly, I've also seen much worse. The biggest problem with these films is that suspense isn't handled well, it's draaaaagged out to the point of boredom and the payoff generally sucks.

It's sort of a shame that this trilogy (a third film is slated to be released next year) has been so painfully mediocre, cuz it's kind of disrespectful to the real Robert, who deserves a more faithful telling of his bizarre tale. Still, this sequel's a few rungs above the original, so perhaps the third film might actually be good.

Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

12 September 2016 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Curse of Robert

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$19,096

Company Credits

Production Co:

North Bank Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min