“Candyman”
Wow … what a movie! “Candyman” is a deft mixture of folklore, crime, urban decay and the supernatural. Sounds like a lot going on for one film? It is and writer/director Bernard Rose does a nice job with keeping all those elements in their place. He never lets one element outweigh the rest. Watching “Candyman” reminded me a lot of Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser.” Innovative story, great acting (especially by Virginia Madsen), nice “pull the rug from underneath you” moments. The Phillip Glass score works like it should … heightening the tension and totally creeping you out. “Candyman” is definitely one of the top five horror films of the 1990’s. I will state that I am officially a dumbass for not having seen this movie until now.