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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
Though 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.
To watch Hard Candy is, at moments, to be very afraid, but the scariest thing about it is the fury of Page's talent.
Top Criticthe entire film hinges on how Page and Wilson execute their roles. With apologies to Carly Simon, I can't imagine anybody doing it better.
[The film] contrives to wag its own finger at itself -- to have its bonbon and eat it too.
Top CriticThere'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.
Top CriticA smart thriller ... feels like Fatal Attraction updated for the internet age.
Hard Candy's calculated intimations of bloodshed are, like everything else about this faux-grrrl power fiasco, just phony posturing.
I say again, Ellen Page is in the room! You read it here.
One of the most challenging and darkly, smartly entertaining movies of the year.
An intense, well-acted film that deals with its alarming subject matter in an audacious way.
Yeah, this candy is hard to handle, but at the same time it's oh so sweet.
This is an extremely well-made film that pushes precisely the right buttons.
A spectacular performance by teenage thesp Ellen Page elevates this disturbing slice of designer shocksploitation into a film that's impossible to dismiss on principle.
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June 18, 2007:
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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...
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