Candy
A fatherly chemistry professor indulges two young lovers in their ever-increasing heroin habits. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
31 March 1970, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1 December 1971, Malaysia
15 March 1982, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
17 August 1953, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 April 1979, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
23 June 1964, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
22 February 1981, Queensland, Australia
6 July 1951, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
January 11, 2007
Hands up if you don't know that drugs are bad for you.
January 11, 2007
... it feels more like something out of American cinema from the late 1960s or early 70s [and] may say more about the state of Australian film than anything else.
January 11, 2007
"Candy" won't make anyone forget "Trainspotting" (1996) or "Requiem for a Dream" (2000), but nor will "Candy" let those who see it soon forget the experience.
February 06, 2007
Without real characters or a fresh take on drug addiction, Candy has little to recommend it for anyone who's seen The Basketball Diaries or Requiem for a Dream.
December 15, 2006
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.
July 10, 2007
... 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.
December 14, 2006
Both actors are immensely impressive, so perversely appealing that you want them to survive their addiction and keep on with their terrific performances.
January 12, 2007
Undeniably affecting.
January 19, 2007
The 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.
December 30, 2006
There's no moment that truly feels original until Candy's climactic breakdown at the end of the movie. By then, it's too late.
December 01, 2006
There's a formula here, and it's not the liquid being shot into popping veins.
May 15, 2009
Davies has no new insights into the heroin spiral, but this silly melodrama benefits from the palpable chemistry between Ledger and Cornish
