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2006

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A poet (Ledger) falls in love with an art student (Cornish) 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. Read more

Starring	Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge
Director	Neil Armfield
Genres	Drama, Romance, World Cinema

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- Amour fou, indeed. This slightly over-familiar but neatly told story of a sexual/romantic passion at once partly... read more on Time Out
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- - Geoff Andrew
  - Time Out
  - 15 May 2009 at 01:13
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- - 35
  - 9
  No Invention, No Subtext, No Point
  
  How on earth did this film garner such inexplicably praiseful plaudits on the festival circuit last year? You can colour me entirely baffled.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Al80
  - 59 reviews
  - Brighton, England
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 16:35
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- - 0
  - 0
  No Point whatsoever Total Crap
  
  Found there was no point whatsoever to this film it only shows the disgusting pleasure that junkies get from this disgusting evil stuff,why on earth would ... read more »
  
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- 1088697
- - Lizzi6
  - 25 reviews
  - 04 Feb 2012 at 18:24
- - 1
  - 0
  Ain't that a bittersweet candy
  
  I'm glad I gave this a go. Wonderful performances. I thought this was a bit of a drag at the beginning, but saved by glorious moments along the film.
  
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- 1076061
- - Mois
  - 24 reviews
  - 26 Dec 2011 at 16:02
- - 3
  - 0
  Brilliant film!
  
  Brilliant film with great acting. If you don't like this you will probably love The Time travelers wife!!
  
  I have to agree with previous comments... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ladybird7
  - 13 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Oct 2011 at 23:14
- - 1
  - 4
  Candy
  
  I rented this because it had Heath Ledger in it but I just didn't like it. The topic was not the most light-hearted and I just could not get into it and ... read more »
  
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- 1037067
- - Keeley Andrews
  - Wickford, Essex
  - 05 Sep 2011 at 09:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Average Aussie Drama
  
  Uncompromising morality tale about the evils of drug addiction. Great cast, who all give excellent portrayals all round.
  
  The film does drag a tad and... read more »
  
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- 1032410
- - GaryI
  - 617 reviews
  - March, Cambs
  - 22 Aug 2011 at 21:21
- - 1
  - 1
  Candy For Adults?
  
  What a great film. A young Heath Ledger playing an excellent part as a junkie. What a loss to the film industry when he died.
  
  To those people who ... read more »
  
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- 1029943
- - Emjay69
  - 320 reviews
  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 16 Aug 2011 at 17:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Watch it but don't expect to feel uplifted
  
  Well acted, realistic story of addicts. It is all the more poignant viewing because of Ledger's subsequent death from a drug overdose.
  
  Haunting ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 27 Jul 2011 at 23:37
- - 1
  - 0
  Brilliant actors
  
  This is a really good film and all the more poignant because the talented Heath Ledger is no longer with us. Abbie Cornish is just beautiful and Geoffrey Rush ... read more »
  
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- - Minny
  - 440 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Jul 2011 at 10:53
- - 0
  - 0
  so sad....
  
  Good acting, good film overall, but really depressing and often predictable. To watch ONLY if wanting to weep a little. Against all odds the two main characters... read more »
  
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- - nightingale
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 20 May 2011 at 02:18
- - 0
  - 1
  not for u if u love a happy ending
  
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  Ever hoping for a happy ending but then this is a story based on the reality of the lives of addicts. That aspect was right, ledger was impressive. Pulled heart... read more »
  
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- - Perky86
  - 10 reviews
  - West Sussex
  - 08 Apr 2011 at 15:28
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- - 35
  - 9
  No Invention, No Subtext, No Point
  
  How on earth did this film garner such inexplicably praiseful plaudits on the festival circuit last year? You can colour me entirely baffled.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 430848
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Al80
  - 59 reviews
  - Brighton, England
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 16:35
- - 13
  - 3
  Darkly Beautiful
  
  I disagree with the previous couple of reviews. To me, this was a creative film which explored the darkness and the beauty of addiction to another - be it drug... read more »
  
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- 440189
- - a customer
  - London
  - 15 May 2007 at 13:11
- - 9
  - 3
  Very Dull and Slow
  
  This is not worth watching. The only reason I watched it through until the end was because I felt I'd lost so much of my life on this drivel I wanted to ... read more »
  
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- - Em
  - Sandhurst, England
  - 20 May 2007 at 22:44
- - 8
  - 0
  Smack Yawn.
  
  Yawn, bohemians get hooked on drugs SHOCK,but its all because the girls screwed up by her folks SHOCK 2,this would have got one star but the star Abbie Cornish ... read more »
  
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- - Stupid Koopid
  - W'bridge, Surrey
  - 02 May 2007 at 12:59
- - 5
  - 0
  Love Story..
  
  Films about young people hooked on heavy drugs are usually depressing. Although this story of a young couple hooked first of all on their all-encompassing love... read more »
  
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- 473923
- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 10 Sep 2007 at 19:13
- - 3
  - 0
  Poor choice
  
  This film was very disappointing. It was an uninteresting film about the life of a druggie couple that was really quite depressing and forced us to abandon the... read more »
  
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- 436569
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 04 May 2007 at 12:38
- - 3
  - 0
  Brilliant film!
  
  Brilliant film with great acting. If you don't like this you will probably love The Time travelers wife!!
  
  I have to agree with previous comments... read more »
  
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- 1052826
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ladybird7
  - 13 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Oct 2011 at 23:14
- - 2
  - 0
  A Hauntingly Beautiful Arty Film
  
  This is a powerful film based on the book by the same title. It portrays the life of two heroin addicts, and the ups and downs that the drugs bring. I would ... read more »
  
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- 498662
- - eonbar
  - 2 reviews
  - Alton
  - 26 Nov 2007 at 16:49
- - 2
  - 0
  Brilliant acting, not for the faint hearted
  
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  Candy is about drugs. It's about love and what happens when addiction to drugs is placed above it. Abbie Cornish delivers a strong performance as the title ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 28 Aug 2008 at 17:34
- - 1
  - 0
  Candy
  
  What an interesting film,though you can see how taking drugs can effect your life and others.
  
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- 593869
- - sweetcheeks77
  - 71 reviews
  - Newmilns
  - 07 Jul 2008 at 02:52

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  When Candy (Abbie Cornish), an artist, meets Dan (Heath Ledger), a would-be poet, their mutual attraction blossoms. But their love fore each other is inextricably caught up with another passion, a shared taste for heroin. As desire gives way to need, their dependency and shared emotional and ...

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  A poet (Ledger) falls in love with an art student (Cornish) 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....