Candy [Blu-ray]

Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish give gripping performances in this harrowing character study. He's a charming poet who falls for a promising art student (Cornish) and drags her into a hellish abyss of heroin addiction. Written and directed by Neil Armfield, this Australian production bristles with chilling hints of "Trainspotting" and "Leaving Las Vegas." Geoffrey Rush is excellent as a gay chemistry professor and narcotics enabler. Tony Martin, Noni Hazelhurst, John Lee.