That was an excellent one.

Fantastic!

Admirable film.

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Worst movie I've seen for quite some time wanted to switch it off after 20-30 mins but the IMDb rating was high so said I'd give it a chance and I almost always finish what I start. The acting is the only good thing but the whole story seems to happen for no reason, one minute they are getting married, the next they move into some warehouse then they move up North. Along the way she has a stillborn baby and they come off drugs and go back on them again and she is selling herself for more drug money even after they get married... Casper is always there for a dig out too. The whole drug addict movie thing has been done before and just because Heath Ledger is in it does not make it brilliant at all. Painful to watch and very predictable and boring.

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.

Candy is no doubt a masterpiece. Heath ledger and Abby Cornish's palpable chemistry makes the film what it is, not to mention the brilliant directing and writing. It is as great as it is terrifying, watching these two characters lives crumble is not easy and i found myself crying at many points throughout. The gritty honesty makes it hard to watch, but there addictions to each other and their addictions to heroin make watching them almost addictive to watch.I saw the film Blue Valentine (2010) before this and feel it is very much influenced by Candy. However, i thought Blue Valentine was dark before seeing some of the hard hitting scenes throughout this film. My only cause for thought could be that because you only know the characters Dan and Candy together, it is hard to connect to them as individuals meaning that even by the end of the film i felt i didn't know the characters. Moreover, i think you know Dan and Candy's love more than you really know them: which may not necessarily be a negative thing, just a new thing to me. Throughout the film i felt like i was really watching someones real life, even the way the scenes were shot felt realistic. Also it doesn't glorify drugs in one bit, but shows exactly what Ledger's character says in one of the darker parts to this film, 'the world is very bewildering to a junkie'. One of the darkest and most real films I have yet to see, a new favorite.

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