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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.
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 30, 2006
Murphy's Movie Reviews
... 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.
There's a formula here, and it's not the liquid being shot into popping veins.
December 01, 2006
TheMovieChicks.com
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.
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.
Both actors are immensely impressive, so perversely appealing that you want them to survive their addiction and keep on with their terrific performances.
December 14, 2006
Arizona Daily Star
"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.
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.