Synopsis
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
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Cast
- Virginia MadsenHelen Lyle
- Tony ToddCandyman / Daniel Robitaille
- Xander BerkeleyTrevor Lyle
- Kasi LemmonsBernadette 'Bernie' Walsh
- Vanessa WilliamsAnne-Marie McCoy
- DeJuan GuyJake
- Marianna ElliottClara
- Ted RaimiBilly
- Ria PaviaMonica
- Mark DanielsStudent
Recommendations
- 100
Empire
At its heart, Candyman terrifies because of its ideas. It sinks its horrific foundations very much in the real world of poverty and racial alienation. - 80
Variety
Candyman is an upper-register horror item that delivers the requisite shocks and gore but doesn't cheat or cop out. - 80
Time Out
Following up on Paperhouse, Rose stages the suspense and horror with skill and panache, making this one of the best sustained horror movies for some years. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
There's a new bogeyman in town, and he makes all other pretenders to the terror throne look like a bunch of cuddly Disney characters. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
The acting here is first-rate, with Madsen turning in a forceful performance as the confused but resilient heroine. And special mention must be made of Philip Glass's superlative score, which combines synthesizers, piano, and chorus to haunting effect. - 75
Slant Magazine
Rose’s dizzy, Jungle Fever-ish romanticism is juxtaposed against his cold, Cronenbergian dystopia to create Candyman‘s uniquely baroque use of modern urban blight, subtle political undercurrents, and hints of fallen woman melodrama. It creates a startlingly effective shocker that gains power upon further, sleepless-night reflection. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
What I liked was a horror movie that was scaring me with ideas and gore, instead of simply with gore. - 60
Washington Post
Madsen is a much better actress than is usually found in such a role. However, if you don't like splashes of blood or bees swarming out of bodies, you may want to think twice about this one.
