"Candyman" (2021)

Jesus Christ what, a dull movie. This has nothing to do with the actors. I HAVE to preface it with how great they did. Because the lines are HORRIFIC. And I can see they did their best to make it work. The script is horrid. It has to do with Cabrini-Green, the Chicago projects and blaming Whitey for their suffering. As always. They should've put Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, because that bug-eyed Beetlejuice does show up when you say her name three times in a mirror. Also, she is the source of Black suffering. Black Lives Matter is a scam. I've said it before, say it again. The entire movie is predicated on 2019-2021 chants of "Say Their Name" God, Black community are so earnest. "Say Their Name!" Or what? They come burn down your business (which is what happened). They loot your store (which is what happened). Or in this case, they murder you White folk who don't believe. Yawn. The original "Candyman" was fairly dull as well. People seem to think it was successful. As a teen watching it back then even I understood how corny the premise was. Meant to be scary. This started as an urban myth. Say his name five times in the mirror and he'll getcha! Turned into some interracial cause because some rich guy's daughter wanted some big black Tony Todd D. Man, speaking of which, this movie seriously missed out on having more Tony Todd. They had to explain it away that Candyman is generational. That everytime there is an injustice in whatever era, he shows up...in the hood. Are you laughing yet? Even the mythical monster of Candyman is confused as to who to blame his anger on. And, quite frankly, its always misplaced and confusing. The director must really hate Whitey. She spent an entire throwaway scene murdering White teenage girls for absolutely no reason. It didn't further plot points or that character who summons Candyman doesn't even talk to the main characters. It was so bizarre that I can only assume it's the director re-living some trauma she suffered at the hands of mean girls. White mean girls. ugh.