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Hard Candy (2005)
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Reviews Counted:129
Fresh:87
Rotten:42
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.
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,... [More]
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Holmes
Director: David Slade
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Reviews for Hard Candy
There's a lot more going on here than just a revenge fantasy. These are two fascinating characters, and watching them thrust and parry proves to be as impossible to turn away from as observing a grotesque roadside accident.
04/11/06
Top Criticexploits the politics of pedophilia, sensationalizing it for today’s slasher market
04/14/06
More sour than hard, this highfalutin exploitation flick starts with an unsavory premise that quickly becomes downright unpalatable.
04/13/06
The whole affair feels as much like a stunt as it does an exploration of crime and punishment, but is no less thrilling a ride.
04/13/06
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04/28/06
As an exercise in grueling psychological suspense, the movie is -- literally -- several 'cuts' above the rest.
05/06/06
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07/14/06
... a revolting piece of work.
04/28/06
Hard Candy is an ugly film, which is not precisely meant as an aesthetic or even a moral judgment.
04/14/06
A bitter Candy.
05/05/06
It's there to be experienced, tolerated, and appreciated for the wretched, well-executed, difficult, artful, and appalling creation that it is.
04/13/06
The scenario at play here -- reportedly based on real-life attacks on suspected pedophiles by schoolgirls in Japan -- is an intriguing one, but as executed ultimately stretches plausibility.
04/14/06
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
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10/18/08
That all its castration talk is prolonged to willfully torturous lengths could be forgiven were the film much more inspired in its interplay.
04/18/06
Wilson might be playing a rapist of teenagers, but after 10 minutes of watching Page contort and stammer in such a loud, self-aware fashion, he doesn't look like such a bad guy after all.
04/13/06
Hard Candy ultimately lacks the balls to follow through on its most discomfiting promises, choosing instead to wallow in a surfeit of final-reel tidiness.
04/14/06
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
A harrowing drama that keeps kicking up the intensity another notch until it kicks it two notches too many, Hard Candy is involving because you truly can't guess how it will end.
04/27/06
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Canadian actress Ellen Page is an anomaly in Hollywood. The star of this week's Juno has been in movies since the age of 10, has the face of a 14-year-old and the pop... More...
June 18, 2007:
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April 14, 2006:
JB's Exclusive "Candy" Clip
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