Candyman (2021) - Movie Review | A Little Disappointing

A Nocturnal Critic review of Candyman, Directed by Nia DaCosta.

Rating: R (Language|Bloody Horror Violence|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Director: Nia DaCosta
Producer: Ian Cooper, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld
Writer: Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 27, 2021 Wide
Runtime: 1h 31m
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Monkeypaw Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bron Studios, Universal Pictures, Creative Wealth Media Finance
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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[blakeharris]

A decade? He looks a little older than 10 years old🤣🤣🤣

[thephobos]

Totally with you on this review. Candy man deserves to be up there with the other iconic killers from slasher movies. If they wanted to make a movie about police brutality then do a movie about that. Don’t highjack candy man and sideline him like that.

[david-pbji]

I liked your review. This movie was used candy man as a mechanism to hammer home political messages the creators were obviously more interested in than the horror elements. Movie is not remotely scary. Well shot. Yes. Scary. No

The opening scene of the original was iconic in establishing the horror elements of candyman

The opening scene of this movie was focused on nothing but establishing the police brutality elements of the movie.

[thomasscott]

The fact that the entire audience i watched the movie with laughed at the scene where candyman kills the art critic in such a cartoonish cgi way tells you all you need to know about this shit film. Plus the political nonsense in the film it was like a really long Chappelle show sketch.

[mickeyxoxo]

I agree 100% with your review! The movie had no jump scares, was way too politics and Candyman was hardly seen in the film.

[CynsCorner]

I was pretty disappointed with this film, as I mentioned in my own review. The heavy-handed "social commentary" was a turnoff to begin with, but that wasn't the only problem. It was just a poorly written story. It did help me appreciate the original even more though.

[ryanleroux]

Yeah, I agree with all the points you made completely. Too much pushing of political agendas, and way less about Candyman himself.
Plus you just can’t hold a candle to the original, Tony Todd was born to play Candyman.. the chemistry between him and Virginia Madsen in the original was perfect. The whole movie had this dream like atmosphere that you really can’t capture again.

[JaymeeRoCm]

thank you for putting out such a great review. you helped my husband and I understand and take seriously a critical view of the horror aspect of this story. we were immediately so in love with this continuation/re-imagining that we couldn't quite wrap our thinking around the initial lower ratings by other bipoc reviews. Like I said, while we enjoy, applaud and are inspired by the social commentary that this project so elegantly presents we also appreciate very much the reminder that the original, in tone and creepy factor still stands up to this new Candyman.

Brand new fans here!! Love your whole vibe/channel!! Gonna share this around!!!

[swacfan]

I agree. The political statement for me, nothing wrong with it, though it can be much. It shouldn't overshadow Candyman. The 1st film imo was a bit of a Masterpiece bc it went into the economic issue in the black community, BUT it didn't overshadow Candyman.

Caprini Green Projects was, a character. If itself. If you're gonna make a Horror film, make it. If you're gonna make a political film make it. If you wanna combine them, you'd better have some damn good writers. Well acted, looks good, had its moments but doesn't live up to the original imo.

[david-pbji]

Compounded with constant white bashing, story element that there has many many “candymen” throughout history made this movie considerably less scary. In fact, it’s not scary at all

Very well made movie from craft standpoint. Very poorly made movie from horror standpoint.

Like ur review channel. Keep up the good work.

[mercenaryknight]

Candyman 2 handled the themes and ideas as well as the Candyman himself MUCH BETTER than this thing did.

[teresaashburn]

I agree. We, as a country have things to work on. But when I watch a horror movie I am wanting to sit back and have some fun (a break from real life for a few minutes). I watched all the other candy man movies and was hoping this would continue with the original story. I will watch it I am sure I will enjoy it.

[jimbostreamz]

just got done watching this movie, in the dark with headphones. i had a straight face the whole time.

i thought the acting wasn’t great honestly. like really i thought it was bad. this movie felt so pretentious to me. like why did they have to make the main character a struggling modern artist? it made him very unlikable to me… and i prefer to like main characters.

i cant really speak on the political issues because i haven’t lived the oppression the black community experiences every day but it felt way too forced.

i don’t know it just didn’t even feel like a horror movie to me.

anyways. great job on the video. subbed.

[TalentSpotter]

Great review man. Very balanced and honest. You have a cool and calm voice that's relaxing to listen to. I saw you comment on the lady's video who runs the Struggle Reviewz TV channel so I had to check you out. Look forward to more of your content.

[cinematicmoviedude]

Just saw it 7 hours ago. Way too short. The Tony Todd hype was a lie. Helen Lyle in the trailer wasn't in the film. The music score sucked except the recycled Phillip Glass material. The movie was too damn short too. The humor sucked.

[rubenberrios]

This movie sucks, when it came, to very few times Tony Todd was there, it look, so computerized. If Tony Todd did this movie, by himself it would have been better. However, it better then 2, and 3 of Candyman.

[hardnewstakenharder]

I lived in Chicago when thw first Candyman came out and it scared us in the neighborhood as well 😭 this one wasn't as smart or subtle as the first, but enjoyable enough. Needed so much more Tony Todd.

[GTx]

As a huge fan of the original 92 film and specifically of Tony Todd’s performance in it, I had super high hopes going into this one. I was happy to hear that it would continue the story from the original movie and that Anthony was the baby from the first movie and that Todd would even be in it in some capacity. Unfortunately though this reboot/kinda sorta sequel/reimagining falls flat in so many ways for me. Without spoiling anything, all of the nuance and subtlety from the original movie is gone here. The idea of Candyman being a “hive” made up of other black men that were wrongfully murdered and whom arise to become part of Danielle Robataille’s story is compelling on paper, but as it plays out in this film, it goes nowhere. It’s almost completely glossed over for supposedly being a huge part of why the tale gets passed along in the first place. So much of the plot of this new movie is just straight up nonsensical when we consider how everything worked in the original film. Say his name five times into a mirror and your death is assured. Here, even that isn’t guaranteed in some instances, and by the end of the movie, everything that made the original Candyman terrifying and memorable has all but gone right out the window. I felt like if this movie was an hour longer and spent more time unraveling the ideas it threw out there but then did nothing at all with, it could have been so much better. The original is still the best for me.

[AboutDree]

I agree with you 100%. It had all the ingredients but it had too much of each spices.

[Sumner_mullins]

I'm so happy I stumbled across your channel. Keep up the great work brother!