Candyman (2021) | Film Review
I was excited to see this film. Not only did I enjoy the original, but I'm a huge fan of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who plays the main character, so at the very least I thought I'd at least enjoy myself, even if the film wasn't scary. Artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) explores the history of the Candyman legend, not knowing that his exploration could cause a new wave of terror. I didn't enjoy this film at all. For a start, the story didn't feel particularly coherent. In fact, it felt like the filmmakers were more focused on connecting this story to the legend, than telling a rich, complex, coherent story, which definitely could have been done with the Candyman backdrop. So many of the story's events felt too convenient. I won't spoil the connection between this film and the original, but everything felt a bit too easy. And as there was no real explanation for why everything was so easy, it has to come down to the writing. And speaking of the writin...