The question is whether "Candy" is intended to be an honest and unflinching look at the junkie life, or merely trying to top "Trainspotting" and its ilk.
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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.
Theatrical Release:Nov 17, 2006 Limited
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
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12/30/06
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05/12/07
Davies has no new insights into the heroin spiral, but this silly melodrama benefits from the palpable chemistry between Ledger and Cornish
05/15/09
Acting 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
Top CriticDoesn't deviate much from the downward-spiral norm, but benefits hugely from an atypically loose performance by Heath Ledger.
12/07/06
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
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
Beautifully 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 CriticThe performances are good, but it would be hard to recommend this to anyone unless you have a lovely daughter who's dating a sleaze-bag and you want her to watch it as a deterrent.
01/19/07
Director Armfield coaxes excellent performances from his performers, almost making up for the thinness of the material
11/16/06
Director Neil Armfield reaps rewards for the trust he places in his actors.
12/07/06
...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
Top CriticBoth 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
In the end, Candy is a little too sweet and not quite harmful enough to the audience's health.
11/17/06
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
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