Click to read the article
Comment
04/28/06
Rate this Movie 
Hard Candy (2005)
67
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
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
Get This Movie
Reviews for Hard Candy
Click to read the article
07/14/06
Click to read the article
10/18/08
Click to read the article
04/23/09
A bitter Candy.
05/05/06
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
You can sense that it wants to be talked about more than it wants to actually say anything
10/17/06
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
Because of its tricky subject matter and a pair of stellar performances, it's tempting to give "Hard Candy" more credit than it's entitled to.
04/23/06
Hard to swallow provocative but exploitative jailbait revenge fantasy flick.
05/14/06
It's hard to find a warm spot in the heart for anyone here, or for those who created them.
04/27/06
Top CriticAt the very first, Hard Candy plays hardball. It's hard to watch, hard to listen to, hard to think about. And then it falls apart.
04/28/06
Top CriticThough dealing with a serious issue--pedophilia--the movie comes across as an exploitation femme-revenge thriller in the trashy vein of Ms. 45, Extremities, and Fatal Attraction, with a touch of the nasty sadism of Swimming With Sharks.
04/12/06
Slick slime wrapped as a high-toned, girl-power shocker
08/30/09
The film talks a good game of feminine empowerment verses privileged masculine mischief but nothing really takes off for a touchy showcase in the squirm-ridden arena of pedophilia outrage
04/16/06
Isn't merely difficult to swallow, but none too tasty going down.
04/13/06
Not only arch and preposterous but a serious con job to boot.
04/14/06
... no matter who does what to whom, what you're looking at is My Torture Session with Andrew, in one way or another.
04/28/06
Latest News for Hard Candy
December 06, 2007:
Ellen Page on Juno: The RT Interview
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:
Patrick Wilson (Pretty Much) Confirmed for "Watchmen"
He did great work in both "Hard Candy" and "Little Children," so now it might be time for Patrick Wilson's shot at the comic book material. More...
December 27, 2006:
Foster a Vampire Groupie for "30 Days of Night"
After playing troubled, goth-influenced teens in projects like "Six Feet Under" and "Hostage," it's about time Ben Foster just went right to the vampires. In... More...
April 14, 2006:
JB's Exclusive "Candy" Clip
One of my very favorite movies of the year (so far, anyway) is Brian Nelson & David Slade's Hard Candy, a tough and steely psycho-thriller about an internet predator, an... More...
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Best Sci-Fi This Decade 
Techland lists the best Sci-Fi films of this decade.
40 Worst Films of the 2000s
Moviefone takes a look back at the biggest stinkers of the past 10 years.
10 Questions For Zac Efron
The Me and Orson Welles star answers reader questions on TIME.com.
Best Decade Ever!
Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill offers his thoughts on what the best decade for film was.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
In the AV Club's "Scenic Routes," Mike D'Angelo reminisces about the Tim Burton film.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds