SnoopyStyle Poetic Dan (Heath Ledger) is in love with painter Candy (Abbie Cornish) and candy of the heroin kind. Casper (Geoffrey Rush) is their drug mentor. The couple falls deeper and deeper under the influence of drugs. They borrow money, steal and get married. They get into prostitution. They try and fail to get clean. All the while, their world continues to fall apart.These are two beautiful people in a dreamy drug haze. The whole movie is filled with a haze. The couple is a pair of whiners who won't let the audience root for them. There is a lack of intensity. There isn't much drama since their slide down is pretty standard. Ledger and Cornish show flashes of intensity but are generally a muddle. The style isn't as good as other drug movies. There are moments of good drama but their story rambles on and on rather than reach a climax. I would recommend 'Requiem for a Dream' instead.

bk366611 Candy is one of the most thematically effective films I have ever seen. It follows the messed up lives of a poet and an an artist (Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish, respectively), who fall in love and become addicted to heroine. The movie presents itself in three sections: heaven, earth and hell. Each section is more painful to watch than the former. Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish guide the viewer through a whirlwind of trials and pain that will make you never want to even say the word "heroine". The movie will leave you mentally broken. It is almost as painful to watch as the heroine withdrawals acted out by the pair, but well worth it.

BernardoLima Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish play Dan and Candy, two young bohemians who fall madly in love while shooting heroin together. In the beginning, the couple's days are occupied with making love, shoplifting, and having a strung-out wedding day that ends with a lot of giggling over a couple of Big Macs. Despite Candy's disapproving parents, they cling to each other with a fierceness that shuts out any and all outside criticism. When funds or drugs are low they pop by the house of a pharmacology professor named Casper (Geoffrey Rush), who uses his professional expertise to supply them with pharmaceutical-grade heroin. As the reality of their addiction creeps to the forefront, they must turn to desperate measures to get their fix...Candy is one of the most beautiful and poignant films I have seen lately. It's extremely rare for me to feel the need to re-watch a film immediately after the first viewing but that's exactly what happened with Candy. I didn't, of course. I rather let the film sink in and then watch it again after a couple of weeks or months but it goes to show you how much I enjoyed the film. Candy starts with the two main characters entering some sort of rotating device ( a futuristic carousel if you will) along with a bunch of kids while the famous "Song to the Siren" plays on the background. From that moment I knew I was watching something special and I also knew that Candy, just like the rotating device, would be a hell of a ride. And I was right. The film is a realistic portrayal of what addiction does to people and shows the several stages of Dan and Candy's relationship. Because of its realism, the film can be hard to watch at times but I think every single scene in the film is absolutely necessary to tell the story effectively. Candy was beautifully shot and the soundtrack is mesmerizing. There's a lot of conceptual scenes that add to the depth and poignancy of the film and that show the director's unique vision. Yes, heroin abuse has been documented in many films but there's something very special and beautiful about Candy. Both Ledger and Cornish deliver terrific performances. They displayed a huge amount of talent and it was some of the finest acting I have ever seen. I think it's absurd how Heath won an Oscar for his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight (which I thought was completely average) and yet, his brilliant work in Candy was completely over-looked. Overall, a touching, entertaining and absolutely beautiful film that I strongly recommend.9.5/10

tvmovienews This was a real surprise to me as I didn't know much about this film and pretty much hired it knowing Heath was in it. I expected a fairly standard love story and didn't realize that the main focus of this film was actually a love story between two drug addicts! I have seen a lot of drug themed films, and this one in my opinion is one of the best (excluding Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream & the Panic in Needle Park). The acting by the whole cast was brilliant, I hadn't seen much of Abbie Cornish before but she really impressed me as Candy, Geoffrey Rush was awesome (as always) and having watched Lords of Dogtown recently, it has fuelled my appreciation of Heath (I never thought I could appreciate him much more then I already do!). This really is a great story of how relationships are tested and how strong the effects of drugs can be. I like the fact that this film also explores how Candy's parents struggle to deal with their child's choices in life and their disapproval of Heath's character, blaming him for Candy's poor lifestyle. Great film! My Rating: 7.5/10For more Movie and TV News, Reviews and Rumours go to: www.facebook.com/tvmovienews