The film has a 77% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews.[6] Meagan Navarro of
Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three and a half skulls out of five.[7] Mary Beth McAndrews of
Dread Central awarded the film four and a half stars out of five.[8] Christian Zilko of
IndieWire graded the film a B+.[9] Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat rated the film a 9.5 out of 10.[1]
Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "It’s possible Swab made this film just to tell a story about the more compassionate side of prostitution. If so, the movie’s guilty-pleasure thrills are just a bonus."[10]
Jon Mendelsohn of Comic Book Resources also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Candy Land succeeds at juggling multiple genres at once, resulting in a memorable, layered, and bloody slow-burn of a horror flick."[11]
Beatrice Loayza of The New York Times also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Candy Land is standard grindhouse fare(...)though not without its fair share of pleasurable nastiness."[12]
References
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abTalbot-Haynes, Michael (January 11, 2023).
"Candy Land". Film Threat. Retrieved November 11, 2023.