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Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  CANDYPosted: 6/7/2007A review of Candy by KRIsten644 I think this is a really great movie , a bit depressing throughout but good! Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Sid and Nancy, PART 2?Posted: 1/5/2007A review of Candy by aahgremlin Aussie instead of British, but similar undertones... or stoned.
Get a life. Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Candy falls apartPosted: 11/15/2006A review of Candy by Charles1030 Candy is an attempt to tell a story about heroin addiction without resorting to the scuzzy cliches that usually characterize the genre.
It shouldve no trouble picking up international distribution. Director Neil Armfield might refrain from any Just Say No polemic, but his film still has an anti-drug message at its core. The presence of Heath Ledger as a male lead will obviously give the film a tremendous boost. It will likely appeal more to a young, MTV-oriented audience in tune with its upbeat style than an art house crowd.
Candy falls midway between the postmodern insouciance of Trainspotting and the Teutonic doom and gloom of Christiane F. The first part, titled Heaven, is good. Armfield resists the temptation to pass judgment on his characters. Instead he allows the viewer to experience the hedonistic drive of their addiction. Parts 2 and 3, titled Earth and Hell, are less successful. Here Armfield treads the well-worn druggie path of prostitution, despair and mental and physical degradation. Thats necessary, of course - thats where addicts end up when thrill seeking turns into physical need. Trouble is, that the weightiness of the duos decay is too much for the pop approach that worked so well in the first part.
The performances measure up accordingly. When addiction is just a game, the hyped-up, pleasantly caricatured portrayals of Geoffrey Rush and Ledger are a blast. Rushs portrayal of a doped-up chemical whiz who acts as the kids guru is initially roguish and charming. But when he later helps the heavily addicted young couple to score, his jaunty performance doesnt ring true. As the characters lives fall apart, Ledger fails to bring the necessary gravitas to the role, and he looks a bit too healthy throughout. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-4 of 4 Per Page | ||
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