Review of Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) by Anna N — 01 Nov 2007

Weird . . . a horror movie that takes real time out to study its villain.

This review of Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) was written by Anna N on 01 Nov 2007.

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 19 Oct 2016

Since Barker’s baroque prose visions are too complex for the gore-hound market, they’re bound to be watered down into this kind of bilge…

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By Ryan V (1,568) on 03 Mar 2012

AVOID THIS LIKE THE PLAGUE…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 24 Nov 2016

This lame sequel is incoherent with regard to the first movie and full of cheap scares followed by some stupid exploding sound…

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By Wes S (1,293) on 04 Jul 2013

It's a decent sequel, and includes things I wanted to see, like Candyman's origin, but the rest of the story is slow and dull…

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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Feb 2019

Mostly, however, Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh is content to rely on easy jolts and an overabundance of fake-out scares, rather than hard-earned…

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By Hayden W (167) on 11 Jun 2017

This is a very underrated horror sequel imo...considering good horror sequels are numerous enough to list on 1 hand...this movie does well…

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By Rachel N (312) on 24 Mar 2011

Inferior sequel as so many are, offers a little more insight into the mythos of the candyman but poor script, acting and predictability make…

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By Carl M (496) on 07 Dec 2012

A few flaws but otherwise enjoyable movie, may be boring moments but only fleeting ones…

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By Haravikk K (7) on 11 Sep 2012

I found it strange that this film was so poorly rated compared to the original, as personally I'd say that both are roughly on par; that is,…

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By Devon W (332) on 06 Feb 2013

Obviously not as stellar as the original, but as far as sequels go it held my interest rather well…

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