Candy: Critic Reviews

86%

MovieWeb: 3 reviews

49%

RottenTomatoes: 78 reviews

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

42

Even as they spiral inevitably downward from ecstasy to hell -- she turns tricks, he steals -- they somehow still look really attractive, which is a ridiculous thing.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Manohla Dargis New York Times (Top Critic)

40

... doesn't add anything substantively new to [the story of heroin addiction], though it has been nicely directed by Neil Armfield ...
Full Review » 6 years ago
Peter Bradshaw Guardian [UK] (Top Critic)

80

An excellent, heartfelt film to compare with Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

... a flawed but engrossing parable on love and sacrifice.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)

75

It's one thing for a movie to show us the perils of addiction. It's another for it to give us two people who can't seem to find any joy in it.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News (Top Critic)

63

... although there are some very striking moments in Neil Armfield's debut, there are simply not enough to keep us absorbed the way a movie should.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal (Top Critic)

As good as the main performances are, they're inevitably flatter than the language of the film's narrator.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

63

[Heath Ledger] is alive and awake and interesting every minute of Candy.
Full Review » 5 years ago
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

Unfortunately too many elements of this Australian feature have been recycled from other addiction stories...
Full Review » 5 years ago
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

63

There's a formula here, and it's not the liquid being shot into popping veins.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)

88

Both actors are immensely impressive, so perversely appealing that you want them to survive their addiction and keep on with their terrific performances.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Kerry Lengel Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

60

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 » 5 years ago
Rex Reed New York Observer (Top Critic)

There have been other movies about heroin addicts, but none more harrowing than Candy.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Russell Edwards Variety (Top Critic)

Despite a fine performance by Abbie Cornish (Somersault) in the title role, film belongs to Heath Ledger in terms of narrative and identification.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Kyle Smith New York Post (Top Critic)

50

I'm not sure there's a lot more to say about heroin addiction, but if there is, Candy doesn't say it.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com (Top Critic)

Acting with his own accent for the first time since he became a movie star, Ledger is something of a revelation in this role.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Dana Stevens Slate (Top Critic)

In the end, Candy is a little too sweet and not quite harmful enough to the audience's health.
Full Review » 6 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

75

Despite being well made and supremely acted, Candy is a true feel-bad experience.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Christy Lemire Associated Press (Top Critic)

...Because we never had a strong handle on who all these people were at the beginning, it's difficult to care about whether they're capable of redemption in the end.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Carina Chocano Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

70

... for a druggie movie, "Candy" is surprisingly dynamic and involving ...
Full Review » 5 years ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

Full Review » 2 years ago
Jim Ridley City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Full Review » 3 years ago
Amy Nicholson I.E. Weekly

42

Davies has no new insights into the heroin spiral, but this silly melodrama benefits from the palpable chemistry between Ledger and Cornish
Full Review » 3 years ago
Peter Keough Boston Phoenix

Full Review » 3 years ago
Michael Szymanski Hollywood.com

40

Full Review » 4 years ago