It's not entertainment by any means, but it is riveting and rewarding viewing.
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12/29/06
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
Think of this warts-and-all misadventure as the cinematic equivalent of a 'Just Say No' public service announcement.
12/27/06
A dispiriting, predictable slog toward either (a) redemption or (b) death.
12/22/06
[T]here's a lot of cinematic pleasure to be had in Heath Ledger's thoroughly un-self-conscious performance...
12/16/06
For all its depiction of a descent into drug addiction, Candy is filled with surprisingly sweet moments and goes down more easily than seems possible given the subject matter.
12/15/06
Drug addiction is bad. Given the universal consensus on this topic, anyone making a movie about it needs to come up with a fresh approach.
12/15/06
...Our time with Candy and Dan, though tediously long, feels superficial.
12/15/06
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
Just because you're a poet and in love and jamming spikes in your veins in the deepest downest underer, it doesn't make you Nick Cave.
12/14/06
Though studded with strong moments, ultimately has the feel of a harder, more unflinching version of a monitory after-school special.
12/10/06
Doesn't deviate much from the downward-spiral norm, but benefits hugely from an atypically loose performance by Heath Ledger.
12/07/06
... doesn't have anything new to say. But it takes a quieter, more intently observed approach to the usual stereotypes and the texture of their experience."
12/07/06
Ledger’s first film since the one-two punch of Brokeback and Casanova reinforces the almost always accurate admonition “Just say no to drug addiction films.”
12/07/06
Director Neil Armfield reaps rewards for the trust he places in his actors.
12/07/06
There's a formula here, and it's not the liquid being shot into popping veins.
12/01/06
It doesn't register as strongly as director Neil Armfield might have intended, and that may simply be due to the dog-eared nature of the material.
12/01/06
It boasts a heartbreaking performance by Ledger...
12/01/06
...Because we never had a strong handle on who all these people were at the beginning, it's difficult to care about whether they're capable of redemption in the end.
12/01/06
Unfortunately too many elements of this Australian feature have been recycled from other addiction stories...
12/01/06
It's one thing for a movie to show us the perils of addiction. It's another for it to give us two people who can't seem to find any joy in it.
12/01/06
Latest News for Candy
March 13, 2007:
"Candy" Girl to be Bond's Next Flame?
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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Poor Heath Ledger is out there on the circuit trying to promote his indie flick "Candy" -- and all he's getting are "The Dark Knight" questions! Ah well, I... More...
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