5 Huge Mistakes That Killed The Candyman Reboot

5. Tony Todd Is Completely Wasted

Firstly, this reboot completely wastes the franchise's biggest icon.

It was nice to hear Tony Todd was returning, but his role is nothing more than an ultra-brief cameo. This film expands the lore by revealing that several different vengeful ghosts - all of them murdered African-Americans - have taken on the Candyman mantle over the decades, with the Todd character we saw before being the original one.

The film has a new Candyman for most of its run-time and you'll spend much of the movie waiting for Todd to appear. Eventually, he does... for ten seconds... at the very end of the movie. This is incredibly jarring for two main reasons.

Firstly, it feels like a criminal waste of this excellent character actor, who's never quite got the mainstream recognition he deserves.

Secondly, and more importantly, the film doesn't replace Todd's Candyman with anything compelling. Michael Hargrove is OK as the new Candyman - the spirit of a victim of police brutality - but he lacks Todd's screen-presence and the character is considerably less interesting than the one from the original.

Since viewers will spend so much time wondering when Todd is going to appear, this absence is distracting as hell and is really detrimental to the overall viewing experience.