Candy

Told in a serenely observational fashion.Read Full Review »

Despite being well made and supremely acted, Candy is a true feel-bad experience.Read Full Review »

For a druggie movie, Candy is surprisingly dynamic and involving.Read Full Review »

Doesn’t add anything substantively new, though it has been nicely directed by Neil Armfield, known in his country for his theater work, and features striking performances from Heath Ledger and Geoffrey Rush.Read Full Review »

With its intelligence, compassion, human terror and sheer loveliness, Candy is a winner despite the well-worn path it treads.Read Full Review »

Cornish provides a counterbalance for Ledger's authoritative presence, turning what could have been just another heroin movie into a flawed but engrossing parable on love and sacrifice.Read Full Review »

A wildly romanticized Australian druggie drama.Read Full Review »

Any drug movie's effectiveness can be measured by the strength of its detox, and Candy doesn't sweeten the cold turkey. Still, it's a downward spiral from there in more ways than one. Never mind the neo-psychedelic-pop soundtrack and occasional double-vision cinematography: Dope just can't account for the film's fried brain cells.Read Full Review »

Geoffrey Rush is fine as a gay drug dealer who serves as an enabling Santa Claus to the doomed couple. But in the end, Candy is a little too sweet and not quite harmful enough to the audience's health.Read Full Review »