Candyman 2 - Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
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33% of critics liked it
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42% of users liked it
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This sequel to director Bernard Rose's superb, metaphorical Candyman is a more straightforward Gothic horror project, discarding any association with the events of the previous film (which was based on the short story "The Forbidden" by horror surrealist Clive Barker) aside from the… More This sequel to director Bernard Rose's superb, metaphorical Candyman is a more straightforward Gothic horror project, discarding any association with the events of the previous film (which was based on the short story "The Forbidden" by horror surrealist Clive Barker) aside from the title entity, played again by the imposing Tony Todd. A melancholy but extremely deadly ghost, Candyman is revealed -- in a compelling sequence of flashbacks -- as the vengeful spirit of Daniel Robitaille, a black portraitist in post-Civil War Louisiana who was set upon and horribly mutilated by an angry white mob in retaliation for his affair with a plantation owner's daughter. In present-day New Orleans, at the height of Mardi Gras festivities (the film's title refers to the literal translation of the Latin "Carnival"), Candyman walks the realm of the undead, with a hook in place of the hand he lost to the lynch mob, waiting to be summoned by the recitation of his name five times into a mirror. The latest victims of his evisceration skills include members of the Tarrant family, with young schoolteacher Annie (Kelly Rowan) next in line. Her family's connection with the Candyman legend is eventually revealed when Annie visits the family estate to uncover the link between her ancestors and Daniel Robitaille himself. This is a well-executed horror film, with fine performances and good use of the subtle menace underlying the Mardi Gras ambience, but the deft hand of Barker is clearly absent, leaving a standard horror plot without the mythical resonance of the original. The chilling Philip Glass score is a definite plus, though. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bill Condon
- Genres
- Horror
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- PolyGram Video
Critic Reviews
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Brian Juergens, CampBlood.org
Maybe "Farewell to the Franchise" would have been a more appropriate title - this retread of the very scary original is a mildly hilarious mess.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
One heck of a scary movie
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...esentially a retread of the original.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Superior sequel to the rather silly original helped by stylish direction
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Horror fans might dig it a little bit; I'll just stick with the original.
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Cast
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Tony Todd
as Candyman
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Kelly Rowan
as Annie Tarrant
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Timothy Carhart
as Paul McKeever
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Veronica Cartwright
as Octavia Tarrant
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William O'Leary
as Ethan Tarrant
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Fay Hauser
as Pam Carver
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Caroline Barclay
as Caroline Sullivan
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Russell Buchanan
as Kingfisher
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Michael Culkin
as Phillip Purcell
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Daniel Dupont
as Reporter
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David Gianopoulos
as Detective Ray Levesque
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Margaret Howell
as Clara
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Ralph Joseph
as Mr Jeffries
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Bill Nunn
as Reverend Ellis
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Steve Picerni
as Police Guard
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Amy Ryder
as Hostile Woman at Cabrini Green
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Matt Clark
as Honore Thibideaux
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Brian Moore
as Thug
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Randy Oglesby
as Heyward Sullivan
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Carol Sutton
as Angry Woman at Matthew's House


