Candy

"Once upon a time, there was Candy and Dan ... " goes the storybook narration for Neil Armfield's Australian junkie drama. Candy (Abbie Cornish) is a painter and Dan (Heath Ledger) is a poet and the two are so much in love, they wonder if anything could ever top their ecstasy. Enter heroin. The inevitable downward spiral contains some of the most harrowing scenes in recent film — be warned — but also some of the strongest performances, from newcomer Cornish, Ledger, and from savvy old pro Geoffrey Rush