A lot already has been said, written, filmed and recorded about Andy Warhol and
his Factory, but by concentrating on one of the people closest to the artist,
writer/director James Rasin brings a fresh perspective to a story anyone
interested in the subject has heard before. Born James Lawrence Slattery in
Forest Hills, Queens, Candy Darling was a sensation in New York City during the
late 60s and early 70s. She was featured in a series of Warhol films, appeared
on the Off-Broadway stage and was featured in glamorous shots for numerous
fashion magazines. Combining archival footage and present day interviews,
Rasin’s film does a good job of recreating the era that spawned Candy Darling,
from The Factory to Studio 54. The film falters a bit in giving us any picture
of who Candy Darling was beneath the layers of makeup. Of course, it can be
argued – especially after watching the movie – that there wasn’t anything there,
that the minute Candy Darling came to be James Lawrence Slattery ceased to
exist. Still, the portrait painted by the film feels too one-sided without it.
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