In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini. A chance encounter with an old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to use these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, he unknowingly opens a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence.

Candyman is a sequel to the 1992 film ignoring the other movies of the series, Candyman I have been looking forward to for awhile now especially since it was delayed due to COVID. The acting was really solid the standouts being Teyonah Parris, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Colman Domingo, they all give great performances that really make this movie. Combine that with Nia DaCosta's directing which gives this film a haunting atmosphere that has some truly effective moments, the visuals are what surprised me the most. I truly didn't expect the visuals to be anything noteworthy but DaCosta has a very interesting eye for visual style and it truly works here, she takes some certain shots such as of a building and turns into a rather creepy experience. The gore is pretty solid as well, the kills while simple are still great (there's quite a few of them too). Candyman does have it's flaws the biggest one being the final act, while I thought it was a interesting idea on paper. Unfortunately it felt very rushed and the movie just ran out of steam by the time it got to the third act, the story went all over the place and it really loses the audience. Which is a shame up until the third act the film was pretty solid when it came to storytelling, however that's the only main issue with Candyman I have! Everything else is great and does what it's set out to do, it does disappoint in some areas but in others it's quite great. It really shows how talented Nia DaCosta is as a filmmaker, I recommend checking it out!!

Candyman is now in Theaters!

8/10 B+

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