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Movie critics combined give Candy (2006) a score of 2.6112 out of 4
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Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The title of Candy could be seen as referring to the name of one of the main characters, but it's more appropriate in its slang usage as another name for drugs, and perhaps even sex. It's the story of two lovers, Dan (Ledger, Casanova) and Candy ...read the complete Candy movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Last Night With Riviera (Matt Riviera)Last Night With Riviera (Matt Riviera)
Last night I realised I'd been back in Australia a whole week without posting much - distracted by starting work again, finding a new flat and partying with old friends. This doesn't mean I haven't found time for film: Costa Gavras's comedy The Ax ...read the complete Candy movie review at Last Night With Riviera (Matt Riviera)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Impressively directed, moving and frequently harrowing drama with strong performances from both Cornish and Ledger. ...read the complete Candy movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for In Film Australia (Avril Carruthers)In Film Australia (Avril Carruthers)
...read the complete Candy movie review at In Film Australia (Avril Carruthers)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry)Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry)
Movies about relationships between drug addicts can be difficult to watch. "Sid and Nancy" and "Requiem for a Dream" are examples of films that revel in punishing their central characters. Unfortunately, the level of brutality they reach can come ...read the complete Candy movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Warren Curry)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
If the characters' trajectory feels pre-ordained, the actors force us to sit up and pay attention with renewed focus. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
"Candy," Neil Armfield's searing junkie movie, is told in a serenely observational fashion -- the handheld camerawork is as crazy as things get -- which is good news, because somebody involved with this picture has to stay clean. Based on a novel ...read the complete Candy movie review at Boston Globe
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
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. ...read the complete Candy movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
In "Candy,'' his first film since "Brokeback Mountain,'' Heath Ledger returns to Australia to speak in his natural accent and display an exuberance that also comes naturally but was ...read the complete Candy movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
...read the complete Candy movie review at The Movie Chicks
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for L.A. Daily News L.A. Daily News
Not 10 minutes into the druggie drama "Candy," our titular heroine (not to be confused with the movie's drug of choice) has overdosed in the bathtub after begging her boyfriend, Dan (Heath Ledger), to let her try shooting up his way this time. After ...read the complete Candy movie review at L.A. Daily News
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Both actors are immensely impressive, so perversely appealing that you want them to survive their addiction and keep on with their terrific performances. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
... Neil Armfield's film hits hard ... ...read the complete Candy movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Undeniably affecting. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
It's not entertainment by any means, but it is riveting and rewarding viewing. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
"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. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
a rough movie to watch, but the acting performances make it worth it. ...read the complete Candy movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
For Ledger, it's the opportunity to do the sort of flat-out, high-risk role young actors often claim to be desperate for, but are rarely willing to chase. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BlackFilm.com (Kam Williams)BlackFilm.com (Kam Williams)
Think of this warts-and-all misadventure as the cinematic equivalent of a 'Just Say No' public service announcement. ...read the complete Candy movie review at BlackFilm.com (Kam Williams)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Told in a serenely observational fashion. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Though Candy starts out as a typically oppressive flick about junkies, the film ultimately establishes itself as a surprisingly engaging and emotionally wrenching piece of work. Featuring a pair of absolutely phenomenal performances from Heath Ledger and ...read the complete Candy movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Variety.com (Russell Edwards)Variety.com (Russell Edwards)
Adapted from a novel by co-scripter Luke Davies, pic reps the end of a 15-year cinematic hiatus for Oz legit director Neil Armfield ("Twelfth Night," "The Castanet Club"), who also serves as co- writer. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Variety.com (Russell Edwards)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The title of Candy could be seen as referring to the name of one of the main characters, but it's more appropriate in its slang usage as another name for drugs, and perhaps even sex. It's the story of two lovers, Dan (Ledger, Casanova) and Candy ...read the complete Candy movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Lumière ReaderThe Lumière Reader
SOME MOVIES you go to see you can come home, after dinner, a few drinks, a little hit of espresso perhaps, and pen a fairly comprehensive and satisfying review that you feel, cleanly surmises all you thought and felt about that movie. Some movies you can ...read the complete Candy movie review at The Lumière Reader
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Despite being well made and supremely acted, Candy is a true feel-bad experience. ...read the complete Candy movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
"The world's very bewildering to a junkie," whispers Ledger's voiceover as Dan and Candy spiral into love then addiction. Their first taste of what the godfather of gear William Burroughs once called The Algebra of Need comes soon enough: sensuous ...read the complete Candy movie review at BBC Films
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for "Tim Voon""Tim Voon"
In general, I am not a fan of movies that have drug addiction as its central theme. Thus movie plummets from heaven to hell in 90 minutes leaving me a little disheartened about how desperate the human condition can become. Ominous dread swept over me, ...read the complete Candy movie review at "Tim Voon"
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze.de (Markus Ostertag)MovieMaze.de (Markus Ostertag)
Ab und zu gibt es diese kleinen Perlen, die zwischen den Blockbustern fast unterzugehen drohen. Oftmals findet man sie auf den Festivals, manchmal aber einfach durch Zufälle - der australische Film Candy ist eine solche Perle des Zufalls. Mit Heath ...read the complete Candy movie review at MovieMaze.de (Markus Ostertag)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger give performances of absolute conviction in this film by Neil Armfield: an inexpressibly painful study of a young couple whose love is consecrated to heroin, and whose hellish breakdown happens, inevitably, in the drug's ...read the complete Candy movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Despite what you might hear on talk radio, there's never been a mainstream movie that's glamorized heroin. From "The Man with the Golden Arm" to "The Panic in Needle Park" and "Requiem for a Dream," the drug has been depicted as a poisonous ...read the complete Candy movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Candy (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
It's cult-movie week here at Beyond the Multiplex world HQ. What do I mean by that? On some level I don't mean anything: Anybody who's lucky enough to make an independent film and actually get it released hopes it will become a cult movie, hopes it ...read the complete Candy movie review at Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)
After 'Brokeback Mountain' Heath Ledger goes on to a second self-sacrificial role in the reigning standard of gritty and graphic junkie destruction derbies. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
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 the complete Candy movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
For a druggie movie, Candy is surprisingly dynamic and involving. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Dark, depressing and hard to watch at time ... solid performances, especially from Abbie Cornish, who may be the best new actress to materialize this year. ...read the complete Candy movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
Ecstasy, addiction, degradation, despair: The heroin narrative is so drearily familiar, it's a wonder anybody even tries smack anymore. In Candy, the reason is simple: love. ...read the complete Candy movie review at The Arizona Republic
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Tim VoonTim Voon
In general, I am not a fan of movies that have drug addiction as its central theme. Thus movie plummets from heaven to hell in 90 minutes leaving me a little disheartened about how desperate the human condition can become. Ominous dread swept over me, ...read the complete Candy movie review at Tim Voon
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
It's nice, in a way, to see a film about drug addicts in which, for a time at least, the addicts really seem to be enjoying themselves. So it is for the first segment of Neil Armfield's Candy, appropriately labeled, "Heaven" (later sections take on ...read the complete Candy movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Barsanti)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Heath Ledger gives a strong performance in “Candy,” but the film about a young couple’s disastrous descent into addiction tells so familiar a story that in spite of its many emotionally charged moments it has curiously little overall impact. ...read the complete Candy movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Tom Huddleston)Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Tom Huddleston)
The narrative template for the addiction movie is, by now, fairly well established. We begin on a high, a group of characters experiencing the first flush of full-fledged drug abuse: colours are brighter, music sweeter, life is good. Then dependence ...read the complete Candy movie review at Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Tom Huddleston)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Noel Murray)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Noel Murray)
Though it's a well-worn story, Candy does touch on a universal anxiety. For two people basking in the heat of an all-consuming love, what happens when the power gets cut ...read the complete Candy movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Noel Murray)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Because although there are some very striking moments in Neil Armfield's debut, there are simply not enough to keep us absorbed the way a movie should. ...read the complete Candy movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
The way director and co-adapter Armfield shoots it, the film's awfully pretty in its grimness, in the way "Leaving Las Vegas" managed to make train-wreck alcoholism more fake-lyrical than grungy. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
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 rich topics such as drug addiction or ...read the complete Candy movie review at London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
Amour fou, indeed. This slightly over-familiar but neatly told story of a sexual/romantic passion at once partly fuelled and blighted by drug addiction focuses on an engaging young Australian couple: would-be poet Dan (Heath Ledger), and budding young ...read the complete Candy movie review at Time Out
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
One of the most powerful lines in Candy comes from Geoffrey Rush as a heroin addicted chemistry professor warning the script's protagonists about the perils of drug-abuse: "When you can still quit, you don't want to, and when you want to, you ...read the complete Candy movie review at Cinema Blend
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Rehab comes not a moment too soon. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
... 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. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Murphy's Movie Reviews (Ted Murphy)
Candy (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Marc Mohan)Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
A dispiriting, predictable slog toward either (a) redemption or (b) death. ...read the complete Candy movie review at Oregonian (Marc Mohan)
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