Candy

Watching Neil Armfield's beautifully directed film Candy is a little like looking through a window and watching pain. Told from Dan's point of view (the story is adapted from Luke Davies' novel), Dan and Candy want to share everything - from 'the best bits' to the rock bottom of despair. ... Full Review

Candy (Abbie Cornish) hopes to build a career around the childish scrawls she calls paintings. Ledger is a mischievous boy-man, a Peter Pan-like character who can explain away the most terrible things he does and hope people will look the other way. ... Full Review

But these struggles are not what make this a good and sometimes wonderful film. As for plot, all you need to know is that two young drug addicts, Candy and Dan, are in a deep love. Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger are wonderful. ... Full Review

Abbie Cornish equals the greatness of Heath and Geoffrey Rush casts a striking figure of interest within the story.....CANDY is one of the most horrible movies you will ever see..... ... Full Review

Truth be told however Candy isn't nearly as good as the two films referred to above!! What Candy lacks is character development. What truly sets back Candy however is the awkward pacing of the story. notable cameo performance by Geoffrey Rush ... Full Review

Candy" is a sympathetic but not too realistic visual journey of the price you have to pony up for the love of the needle. There are no great revelations in Candy. It's all well done, but you've see this story many times before. ... Full Review

Candy" is a sympathetic but not too realistic visual journey of the price....no great revelations in Candy....the rough humor of "Trainspotting" or ferocity of "Requiem for a Dream".... ... Full Review

While lead actors Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish may not be able to overcome the formulaic nature of the story, they do deliver strong performances.....MST "Candy" is pretty much the standard, downbeat, drug-addicts-in-love tale we've seen repeatedly over the years.....But Neil Armfield's direction is pedestrian, and his storytelling is questionable.....though a father figure of sorts is found in a disgraced chemistry professor named Casper (Geoffrey Rush), who is not the most positive role model..... ... Full Review

While lead actors Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish may not be able to overcome the formulaic nature of the story, they do deliver strong performances. Cornish stars as the title character, a promising art student who falls head over heels for the idealistic, would-be poet Dan (Ledger). ... Full Review

Candy'' is hardly a feel-good movie, but you'll leave it feeling not nearly as depressed as you might think. 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. ... Full Review