Candy A film based in Australia that revolves around the lives of two junkies Candy (Cornish) and Dan (Ledger) trying to live normal and functional lives.
This intriguing analysis of drug abuse acts as a powerful deterrent to viewers. Armfield guides us through the washed up lives of these addicts. We watch their relationship, health and happiness deteriorate as the film progresses. There is one point when they try to give up the drug which is an unorthodox and emotional sequence. Armfield's wacky and weird camera shots maximise the effect of disorientation which makes the viewer feel as if they were with Candy and Dan feeling the shocking effects of their cold turkey.
The performances were ultimately superb, Ledger's depiction of hopeless junkie Dan was obscenely great, it also somewhat of an irony that Ledger later passed away on an overdose of pills. Cormish was also superb, her deterioration was captured perfectly. Both characters created a fantastic aura on screen, they had to really to carry the film, i was entertained throughout by their accurate acting.
The cinematography was also masterful, the widely unorthodox camera shots were fitting and subtle.
However, while this film is a sublime piece of cinematographic art, the underlying story here lacks depth and there's not much to it here. Due to this, i couldn't bring myself to up my rating.
In spite of this, this is a great piece of cinema that i would recommend to anyone, yet beware this isn't for the faint hearted! 7.5/10
This intriguing analysis of drug abuse acts as a powerful deterrent to viewers. Armfield guides us through the washed up lives of these addicts. We watch their relationship, health and happiness deteriorate as the film progresses. There is one point when they try to give up the drug which is an unorthodox and emotional sequence. Armfield's wacky and weird camera shots maximise the effect of disorientation which makes the viewer feel as if they were with Candy and Dan feeling the shocking effects of their cold turkey.
The performances were ultimately superb, Ledger's depiction of hopeless junkie Dan was obscenely great, it also somewhat of an irony that Ledger later passed away on an overdose of pills. Cormish was also superb, her deterioration was captured perfectly. Both characters created a fantastic aura on screen, they had to really to carry the film, i was entertained throughout by their accurate acting.
The cinematography was also masterful, the widely unorthodox camera shots were fitting and subtle.
However, while this film is a sublime piece of cinematographic art, the underlying story here lacks depth and there's not much to it here. Due to this, i couldn't bring myself to up my rating.
In spite of this, this is a great piece of cinema that i would recommend to anyone, yet beware this isn't for the faint hearted! 7.5/10