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Candy

Overview

Genre :

Drama, Romance

Release Date :

November 17, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Neil Armfield

Starring :

Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge, Tara Morice, Tony Martin, Damon Herriman, Jason Chan, Noni Hazlehurst

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..well made and supremely acted..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
1 of 4

“..just another vehicle for attractive actors to bolster their r?sum?s by playing pitiful degenerates..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
4 of 5

“..Harrowing and strongly moving..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3.5 of 4

“..extremely compelling..”
by Brie Beazley [Reel]
2.5 of 4

“..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..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by David Edwards [London Daily Mirror]

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