Review of Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999) by Shane V — 02 Jan 2010

Caroline Tarrant is the final descendant of Daniel Robetaille, now known as the Candyman. She lives as an artist in Los Angeles, specializing in the history of her great great grandfather and trying to convince the world to see him for what he was; an artist, rather than a fictitious murderer. But when she calls his name five times in a mirror at her gallery opening, she awakens the evil spirit once again.

Well, the special effects have once again improved. And the director seems to have 'flashed out' the Candyman's power more, so to speak. Absolutely every other element took a nosedive. The acting was simply and utterly awful. I honestly felt no connection to Caroline at all, and she is basically just the same character from the first two movies. This feeling is only bolstered by the fact that every single one of these main characters happen to look exactly alike, thusly all being reincarnations of Candyman's former lover, even without the first being related to the second and third. And the story of the Candyman is once again changed, completely disregarding either of the first two movies other than the main character. The script is dismal, and the scares are few and bleakly repetitive. The tone is also quite non-existent. In summary: other than Tony Todd's performance and the improved CGI, there is nothing redeeming or even enjoyable about this film. I give "Candyman 3: Day of the Dead" 2.5 bloody bees out of 10.