After missing this in Theaters (I mean- it was a Theater in 2021...), I saw it on Prime.
Is this Remake that's actually a Sequel (SPOILER?) worth checking out? Read on...
Oops, he was innocent.
Oh well- that certainly won't be a factor in the Plot...
In the Present day (of 2019, since they didn't update the year via ADR), an Artist is looking for new inspiration, as he hasn't made a work in 2 Years.
Oh well- that certainly won't be a factor in the Plot...
Will he find new inspiration from around him?
He learns about Candyman and an incident involving a Social Worker who seems to have gone crazy in the early '90s.
Like all Artists, he's ready to break & enter into Buildings and use Micro Fiche.
As he learns more about the story, weird things start to happen to him.
For starters, he's stung by a bee and that wound is getting worse.
He's also scared in the world's most reflective Elevator too.
He's also scared in the world's most reflective Elevator too.
Why is he being targeted?
As Candyman killings start to happen again, his notoriety grows. Why? It all connects to his art.
Is there more of a connection than he could believe though?
Can he solve the mystery before more people die?
What is Candyman up to?
Can anyone be saved?
Can anyone be saved?
To find out, stream the Film now.
A good Film that is much more of a slow burn than a bloody affair. That's not to say that there's no blood- I mean, just look at the last Screen Cap I used! It's just much less of a Film about Candyman killing people than it is about a Character's Arc.
In many ways, it is similar to a Film like Ringu, which is all about solving the mystery in time, while horrific things also happen.
The Marketing was a bit confusing here, as the Film is not exactly the Remake/Reboot that it seems like they were promising. Without getting deep into the more juicy Plot details, it clearly connects to the original Film. It seems to ignore the Sequels, which is what most of the Godzilla Films tended to do.
The final product is quite good, provided you find yourself drawn into the exploration of hard Themes, Racial Justice, gentrification and the Art World. It takes a while to get to the real good stuff, but just go along with the work of those pulling the strings...
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A good Film that delivers a psychological Horror experience than an overt one. The final product is a good, if divisive one.
I'm still waiting for someone to make a movie based on the premise of the original story... where Candyman is a being conjured out of collective conscious/folklore rather than a historically innocent victim turned into a sociopathic revenant.
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