A tentative, inconclusive take on what it's like to be young, in love and on heroin.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 15, 2020

No one would ever mistake this for a "feel-good" romp, but its potency is unwavering.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 9, 2019

There is nothing harder to do well on screen than a picaresque drama about drug addiction... Despite good performances and excellent cinematography, this is a struggle that the filmmaker loses.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 3, 2018

Davies has no new insights into the heroin spiral, but this silly melodrama benefits from the palpable chemistry between Ledger and Cornish

| Original Score: C | May 15, 2009

... Candy is a rewarding experience. It may not be one that you will want to return to any time soon, but it is one that you will not soon forget.

| Jul 10, 2007

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.

| Feb 6, 2007

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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 19, 2007

Undeniably affecting.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 12, 2007

Hands up if you don't know that drugs are bad for you.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 11, 2007

... 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.

| Original Score: C | Jan 11, 2007

"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.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 11, 2007

The question is whether "Candy" is intended to be an honest and unflinching look at the junkie life, or merely trying to top "Trainspotting" and its ilk.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 4, 2007

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Here's a prime candidate for your 'Films to miss' list.

| Dec 30, 2006

Those with the stomach for searing drama will recognise superior writing, direction and acting in one of the most heartbreaking films of the year.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Candy is pretty much the standard, downbeat, drug-addicts-in-love tale we've seen repeatedly over the years.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 29, 2006

It's not entertainment by any means, but it is riveting and rewarding viewing.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 29, 2006

Think of this warts-and-all misadventure as the cinematic equivalent of a 'Just Say No' public service announcement.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 27, 2006

A dispiriting, predictable slog toward either (a) redemption or (b) death.

| Original Score: C | Dec 22, 2006

[T]here's a lot of cinematic pleasure to be had in Heath Ledger's thoroughly un-self-conscious performance...

| Dec 16, 2006