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Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

Play trailer Poster for Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh R Released Mar 17, 1995 1h 34m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candyman's existence, Annie follows the procedure for summoning him and suddenly finds herself celebrating the most horrifying Mardi Gras of her life. Meanwhile, Annie's mother (Veronica Cartwright) harbors a dark family secret.
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Doubling down on gore while largely abandoning the subtext and wit that made the original worthwhile, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh disappoints.

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Keith Phipps The Dissolve Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh is content to rely on easy jolts and an overabundance of fake-out scares, rather than hard-earned suspense. Rated: 2/5 Jan 5, 2015 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly This cloddish sequel undermines its revenge-of-the-repressed premise with racist scare tactics: Whenever it wants to fake the audience into thinking the kill-er's around, it simply cuts to a shot of...another black man. Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Leonard Klady Variety Delivers a requisite number of shocks to satisfy the core cult group that propelled the original to hitdom. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views They still want a Dracula type seducer and for audiences to lust after the protagonist, but the filmmakers refuse to put in the work to depict a paternal supernatural bond. Incest is not sexy. Jun 10, 2024 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn I wouldn't recommend watching this sequel. It is not worthy of following the original. Rated: 1/5 May 13, 2022 Full Review Tatiana Albandos Medium Popcorn This wasn't enjoyable and made Candyman more absurd than terrifying... Rated: 1/5 May 13, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B It's such a strange idea to begin with for a sequel to the first one. But the results are typical...it's pretty bad. The editing and pacing aren't good here. The plot is investigating a father's murder than becomes tied into the origins of Candyman with another child who wants to be saved and the brother getting off and a mirror...My reaction was literally what the heck are you talking about. The whole plot is so convuluted, farfetched, and stupid. It doesn't know if it wants to repeat the first at times or be a origin story to Candyman or something else entirely and the results are what you'd expect with that kind unfocus. It's very jumpy at times and a feeling of deja vu when it isn't. A lot of it is just the same stuff and structure of the first at times and than it slowly just gets boring. Than add in all the farfetched stuff as well. Like how do the cops think Annie killed the dude by throwing him through a metal wall with bees and the security tape footage of her brother. Nobody was watching when it happened? Come on. The music is alright but it's just the same main theme of the first and it's overused constantly here. The overuse is what really makes it drag on the ears after a while despite being good. Everything else is subpar. The kills all are very simliar gory stuff and very simliar to the first. Some scenes again just are so farfetched and some make no sense. Actually now that I think about it the acting is alright enough I guess. Her boyfriend is annoying, Annie is super forgettable along with most of the supporting cast, and Tony Todd isn't bad here but he isn't given as much to work with here as the first. The most interesting stuff is the Candyman origin scene and exploring some of his bacground and birth but it's so sparse and goes nowhere. Skip This. Can't really say I'm suprised with the end product here. It's what you'd expect. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Korra N Neither bad nor great, this sequel to one of the greatest horror films ever made is serviceable & entertaining, with Tony Todd commanding the screen with pure star power. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Adam B In a movie driven by genuinely likable characters, the sequel to the first Candyman represents a talented writer completely buried under a studio wishing for a rehash. Well it is just that, a rehash, it's slight variations and shockingly great characters make this movie worth a watch if you enjoy the original, though you definitely won't get as much from this. Still, the setting change is a neat touch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/10/25 Full Review Julian S A sloppy sequel that disrespects the original and insults its audience’s intelligence. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Regina P With each Candyman movie, the quality goes down. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Christian K Throws away the solid foundation and ominous lore of the original for cheap jump scares with ear shredding musical cues in this awful origin story for the titular killer. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candyman's existence, Annie follows the procedure for summoning him and suddenly finds herself celebrating the most horrifying Mardi Gras of her life. Meanwhile, Annie's mother (Veronica Cartwright) harbors a dark family secret.
Director
Bill Condon
Producer
Gregg Fienberg, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
Screenwriter
Clive Barker, Rand Ravich, Mark H. Kruger
Distributor
Gordon's Films, Polygram, Gramercy Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 17, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.4M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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