Watching Neil Armfield's beautifully directed film Candy is a little like looking through a window and watching pain.
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06/15/06
Candy (2006)
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Reviews Counted:74
Fresh:36
Rotten:38
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Stars Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish look better than they should as heroin addicts, and their characters are too absorbed and self-pitying to be totally compelling.
Synopsis: In Neil Armfield's CANDY, Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish play Dan and Candy, two young bohemians who fall madly in love while shooting heroin together. In the beginning, the couple's days are... [More]
Starring: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Paul Blackwell
Director: Neil Armfield
Reviews for Candy
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11/15/06
Top CriticActing with his own accent for the first time since he became a movie star, Ledger is something of a revelation in this role.
11/16/06
Those with the stomach for searing drama will recognise superior writing, direction and acting in one of the most heartbreaking films of the year.
12/30/06
Top CriticBeautifully shot and wonderfully directed, Candy is a gut-wrenching, sobering, and passionate look at relationships, addiction, and one woman's journey down the rabbit hole.
11/17/06
... for a druggie movie, "Candy" is surprisingly dynamic and involving ...
11/30/06
Top CriticDirector Neil Armfield reaps rewards for the trust he places in his actors.
12/07/06
Both actors are immensely impressive, so perversely appealing that you want them to survive their addiction and keep on with their terrific performances.
12/14/06
In this brief, brutal moment of Candy's voice, the film is almost something new. But she exists, at last, beyond Dan and beyond Candy.
11/25/06
Both actors put in terrific performances while the film captures the grim, grinding cycle of dependence just perfectly. But for all that, it’s very hard to get excited about a film with so little to say about [such] rich topics.
11/15/06
...a surprisingly engaging and emotionally wrenching piece of work.
09/10/06
... a flawed but engrossing parable on love and sacrifice.
11/30/06
Top CriticDark, depressing and hard to watch at time ... solid performances, especially from Abbie Cornish, who may be the best new actress to materialize this year.
11/16/06
This may be a good film to take the kiddies to if you want to scare them. Sort of like those car crash films in driver's ed. But it's generally not worth it.
11/18/06
... Candy is a rewarding experience. It may not be one that you will want to return to any time soon, but it is one that you will not soon forget.
07/10/07
[A] slightly over-familiar but neatly told story of a sexual/romantic passion at once partly fuelled and blighted by drug addiction.
10/28/06
It boasts a heartbreaking performance by Ledger...
12/01/06
Despite being well made and supremely acted, Candy is a true feel-bad experience.
11/14/06
If the characters' trajectory feels pre-ordained, the actors force us to sit up and pay attention with renewed focus.
11/16/06
Think of this warts-and-all misadventure as the cinematic equivalent of a 'Just Say No' public service announcement.
12/27/06
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Just in time for the DVD release of "Casino Royale" comes word, via IGN, of rumors regarding who'll vamp it up opposite Daniel Craig in the inevitable next Bond movie.... More...
December 07, 2006:
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