After a storm hits and their car breaks down a family of three are forced to take shelter in a remote mansion where the old couple who reside there are more than happy to see new faces. A few other stragglers soon join them after being forced in cause of the storm. After one of the young 'divas' is mysteriously attacked, a young girl who witnesses the event, tries to get everybody to believe her that something is not right in the mansion. It turns out the old couple have an affinity for dolls except these are not your average type, far from it.

This another one of those movies that i've been meaning to watch for a very long time, we recently decided to bite the bullet and get a copy of the North American DVD to see what we've been missing. It turns out Dolls is actually a little gem of a movie.

This is a Stuart Gordon flick and that only means good things. The director is one of my personal favourites when it comes to making horror movies. I can thankfully say Dolls lives up to Stuart's standards and is indeed a fine addition to the stable.

Firstly the acting standard is above average. The performances of Guy Rolfe and Hilary Mason who play the old couple is just superb. Their characters are enigmatic/devious yet strangely likeable and all of these qualities are delivered to perfection. Carolyn Purdy-Gordon puts in a great performance as the intolerant rich bitch who you just know is gonna get it. In fact all the cast are superb... Including the dolls!

Dolls, whilst perhaps not the most terrifying movies i've ever seen, is without doubt a very creepy/eerie one. The atmosphere and clever use of lighting really make for an unnerving watch at times and indeed the movie can get quite gory in parts, which was something i didn't expect for some reason.

The general special effects/production level is what you'd expect from an Empire movie from the 80's, AKA: it's solid.

I have no qualms whatsoever in recommending Dolls, it's a superb piece which shows why Stuart Gordon is held in such high regard in the horror world, indeed there's very little bad to say about this movie as a whole. Definitely one to see if you haven't already.

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