Creepy? Yes. Innovative? Yes. Original? No. That's were the problem lies. But also it does offer some creepy and unsettling moments sprinkled throughout. Anything having to do with the Candyman himself was well done and made the movie worth seeing. So it did do its job as being a good Candyman movie, a respects the source material pretty good. Nia DaCosta shows potential as a director in this industry, but horror may not be the right genre. Even though the film did have an eeriness to it I never found myself totally engrossed in the film like I was with Get Out. Just watched it go through the motions admiring the set design. The set design is quite nice, but that's not what I paid to see. I'm not really sure whether I like this movie or not. On one hand it's a solid Candyman movie, on the other it's just not gripping, and somewhat forgettable. I'm not even sure who to recommend this to. Even die hard Candyman fans of the original will be better off watching the original. Die hard horror fans will be bored out of their minds, kids certainly can't watch it. I guess for the ones that's never seen the original can serve as a decent introduction, but after you get done watching I will just tell you to watch the original for you will have a better time. As it stands, it has very little purpose to exist. DaCosta does a good job as a debut, and it does respect the Candyman himself. Other then that I has nothing else to offer. 6.3/10.
Review of Candyman
