Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- adult comedy night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics generally found the film cheerful and entertaining, praising its likeable cast and brisk energy while noting predictable plotting and technical shortcomings.
What sets it apart
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Joe and Baggy pursue financing for their first film despite limited resources and escalating complications.
The protagonists must cast adult-film star Candy Fiveways and transform a family home into a pornographic film set.
Film-school students are forced to negotiate with a porn producer and work alongside a semi-retired adult performer.
The film’s raunchy material is framed through likeable characters, brisk comic energy, and an ultimately hopeful spirit.
Films like I Want Candy, and why
The Full Monty
raunchy british comedy, underdog filmmaking, warm-hearted ensemble energy
Kevin & Perry Go Large
adult humor, aspiring filmmakers, comic misadventure and sexual subject matter
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
scrappy filmmaking, youthful ambition, irreverent british comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephen Surjik
- Release Date
- 2007-03-23
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (121)
Cast
- Tom Riley
- Tom Burke
- Carmen Electra
- Eddie Marsan
- Michelle Ryan
- Mackenzie Crook
- Felicity Montagu
- Philip Jackson
- Jimmy Carr
- John Standing
Common questions
- What is I Want Candy about?
- Two English film students gamble their first movie on an adult-film deal, only to find their improvised production taking over a suburban family home.
- What is I Want Candy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Want Candy as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is I Want Candy violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Want Candy.
- What did critics think of I Want Candy?
- Critics generally found the film cheerful and entertaining, praising its likeable cast and brisk energy while noting predictable plotting and technical shortcomings.
- Which films are like I Want Candy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Full Monty, Kevin & Perry Go Large, and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills.
- How long is I Want Candy?
- I Want Candy runs 87 minutes.
