I Want Candy

Best described as a home counties American Pie, this Ealing Studios-produced comedy from director Stephen Surjik (Wayne's World 2) transcends Carry On-style crudeness thanks to film buff in-jokes and some inspired belly laughs. Joe (Tom Riley) and Baggy (Tom Burke), two naive film students from Surrey, try to get their big break by making an "adult" movie. But to get the money that they need, the pair misguidedly deal with dodgy producer Doug (Eddie Marsan), who will only cough up if they secure the services of porn megastar Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra). With their shoot bedevilled by mishaps and setbacks, will Joe and Baggy get to finish making The Love Storm, and will Baggy and the secretly cine-literate Candy ever get it together? The answers are as obvious as the gags. But the film's sheer eagerness to please and the efforts of a game cast make it surprisingly funny and sweet.