Hard Candy (2005)
67 %
Reviews Counted: 126 Fresh: 85 Rotten:41 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Consensus:
Disturbing, controversial, but entirely engrossing, Hard Candy is well written with strong lead performances, especially that of newcomer Ellen Page. A movie that stays with the viewer long after leaving the theater.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Theatrical Release: Apr 14, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $1,007,962
Synopsis: Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl -- but even smart girls make mistakes. She's hooking up in a coffee shop with Jeff, a guy she's met on the Internet. And even though he's a cute, smooth high-end fashion photographer in his early 30s, Hayley shouldn't be suggesting that the two of them... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Holmes
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... [I]t's Page who really carries the picture, delivering screenwriter Brian Nelson's clever dialogue so convincingly, we actually become scared for the child predator that she's tormenting.
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06/18/08
It's the kind of indie film that makes its mark by a controversial theme, an infamous scene, and dines out on its film-festival buzz.
10/20/07
Thoroughly confounding the 'normal' relationship between abuser and victim, first-time director Slade presents a complex morality tale under the guise of an exploitation thriller.
06/15/07
The film's strength is in the way it continually sustains suspense, particularly in the use of sound effects. Very little is shown, but much is heard.
04/08/07
Unreels with smooth pace and unexpected grace notes, both visually and by its two leads.
02/06/07
A cracking little thriller which makes you think even as it’s keeping you on the edge of your seat. It’s not always easy viewing, but Hard Candy is an intelligent, challenging film which deserves to be seen.
12/30/06
You can sense that it wants to be talked about more than it wants to actually say anything
10/17/06
Hard-hitting independent thriller about child molestation and vigilante justice.
10/09/06
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07/14/06
While I couldn't recommend Hard Candy [rated R] for its easy entertainment value, it is worth seeing for how a relative newcomer like David Slade handles a high tension two hander.
07/08/06
Smart, challenging and timely look at the world of internet grooming.
06/24/06
It's smart, funny, and surprisingly visually discreet. Some scenes may leave you doubled-up, but the overall effect is, as the saying goes, better than a kick in the balls.
06/24/06
A film that will have you both squirming in your seat and teetering on the edge of it.
06/24/06
Packaged in an increasingly lurid, credibility-free storyline, delivered with unstinting insensitivity by a first-time director determined to show off his ad-man’s box of visual tics.
06/24/06
[Hard Candy is] a stylishly directed thriller that's worth seeing for its intense performances, but there are too few surprises and the end result is disappointing.
06/17/06
Harrowing psychological drama that pushes every conceivable button while pushing viewers over the edge... Candy is nasty through and through, and it leaves an acidic aftertaste.
06/01/06
She's a tease with a whiff of fascist certainty in her summary judgments. It might be interesting to read what some post-feminists make of such a sleek action character.
05/20/06
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