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Candy

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Australia · 2006
Rated R · 1h 56m
Director Neil Armfield
Starring Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge
Genre Drama, Romance

A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

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Village Voice by

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.

70

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

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

70

The New York Times by 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.

67

The A.V. Club by 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 off?

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