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Personally, I'd rather have this movie obliterated from my memory.
It's well worth seeing, because it is well made -- apart from a few gaps in logic -- and well acted.
Hard Candy is an exploitation film, with very little happening but a guy getting tortured for about 75 minutes of screen time.
... icky, incoherent thriller ...
It's cinematic S&M, a bondage-control game masquerading as a thriller.
... a revolting piece of work.
One of the more original and grueling films to come out in years and I loved it...
Slick slime wrapped as a high-toned, girl-power shocker
Wilson and Page are compelling and Slade demonstrates a slick stylistic flair, but the over over-the-top shock pandering renders the dark lesson convoluted and hard to swallow.
British director David Slade announces himself as a master of economy and discrimination by leaving the horror to the audience's imagination. This movie will make you squirm like you've never squirmed before.
Slade and his actors keep the tension high, and the questions don't come to mind until after the credits roll.
... [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.
a great suspence thriller in the likes of misery
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.
Pocas veces un guión (de Brian Nelson) ha sido tan eficaz en evitar la fácil identificación del espectador con alguno de los personajes.
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.
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.
Unreels with smooth pace and unexpected grace notes, both visually and by its two leads.
A psychological thriller in which the mouse hunts the cat.
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.
Strong one-on-one acting elevates this table-turning horror show.
You can sense that it wants to be talked about more than it wants to actually say anything
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