Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

Even though the film has the annoying habit of overloading itself with jump scares (though, some do work), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh isn't as lousy of a sequel as one might expect. It certainly can't hold a candle to the smarts of the original, but the New Orleans locations are well utilized, giving the film a lot of mood. The concept is solid, but there are a few moments in execution that don't work as well as they should and the actor playing Ethan has the emotional range of a soggy saltine and kept taking me out of the movie every time he appeared. Veronica Cartwright steals the show as a boozy fallen southern socialite with a dark secret.