Struggling against survival, Candy, a young beautiful art student, who falls for a handsome aspiring poet, Dan, who become addicted to heroin, the thing that risks their life, as they do their best to have a new and clear life.
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.
Murphy's Movie Reviews
January 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.
There's a formula here, and it's not the liquid being shot into popping veins.
TheMovieChicks.com
January 19, 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.
For all its depiction of a descent into drug addiction, Candy is filled with surprisingly sweet moments and goes down more easily than seems possible given the subject matter.
Both actors are immensely impressive, so perversely appealing that you want them to survive their addiction and keep on with their terrific performances.
Arizona Daily Star
January 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.
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.