"Die Rahmenhandlung dieses herrlich grindigen "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"-Derivats ließe sich ohne weiteres auf ein besudeltes Lätzchen schmieren: Eine junge Frau namens Macy (Fabienne Therese) wird im Wald von einer monströsen Person mit Porzellanmaske gekidnappt und muss dieser fortan als Baby herhalten. Rod Blackhursts Dolly ist eine höchst effektive und bizarr-komische Abscheulichkeit von einem Film, die nicht zuletzt dank der eindrücklichen Killermami-Performance von Wrestler:in Max the Impaler aka The Non-Binary Nightmare verstört. Ebenfalls sehr vergnüglich: Seann William 'Stifler' Scott als gemarterter Macy-Boyfriend." Matthias Eckkrammer, Slash Film Festival 2025

"Chase and Macy drop off Chase's daughter, Evy, and then hike to a nearby overlook where he plans to propose. Those plans are soon forgotten when they discover a weird 'art installation' of dirty, broken dolls.
Unfortunately the dolls are actually more of an altar to the victims of Dolly – a violent, hulking, child-like person in a tattered dress and a porcelain doll mask – who arrives to bury the decapitated corpse of their latest plaything. While they have little interest in Chase outside of violence, Macy catches their eye and is taken home to become their newest doll.
With the help of a voice in the walls, Macy quickly realizes she must navigate her captor's delusions and family trauma to have any hope of surviving the nightmare and the filthy house she finds herself in. Of course that means playing her role of a doll – including diaper changes and feedings – until she can find the right moment to make her move.
Nothing is ever quite as it seems, except of course for the absolutely goopy practical effects in this lo-fi throwback to the isolated murder families of "The Hills Have Eyes" and the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Director Rod Blackhurst combines his clear inspiration with a uniquely demented point of view, building on his previous work, including "Here Alone" and writing "Night Swim". Fabianne Therese gives a strong final girl performance as Macy, squaring off beautifully to transmasc wrestler Max the Impaler's unspeaking Dolly, both of whom are joined by pitch-perfect performances from Seann William Scott and Ethan Suplee." Kev Dooley, Fantastic Fest 2025