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Hard Candy Review

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1.0

Dave White Profile

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  • 3.0
    58

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  • 30

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    During the ensuing narrative unpleasantness and visual incoherence (meaningless choker close-ups, pointless slow motion), Hayley subjects Jeff to a range of torture, all in the name of, well, what? Despite the two fine performances, it's hard to say.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

    Maddeningly exploitative, the film takes a provocative subject -- pedophilia -- and wraps it in a sterile, vacuum-sealed package, devoid of meaning.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Todd McCarthy

    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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  • 70

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    To give the film its due, the direction is expert, the writing is shrewd, the cinematography is stylish, and the performances are extraordinary... Hard Candy is also sadistic in its own right, relentlessly ugly, entirely heartless and eventually unendurable. It's torture.

  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    Hard Candy is extreme - a battle of the sexes that glides from tricky to angry to shockingly ugly.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Hard Candy is impressive and effective. As for what else it may be, each audience member will have to decide.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    USA Today Mike Clark

    Hard Candy, a highly original psychological thriller/revenge fantasy, can be bitterly hard to take and uncomfortably intense, but it's well worth consuming.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    To pull this kind of thing off you need exceptional performances, and the two leads rise commandingly to the challenge. Wilson, best known for his work in the screen version of "The Phantom of the Opera" and HBO's "Angels in America," keeps his true colors effectively muted throughout the bulk of their face-off, but it is Page who astonishes.

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5

Great movie... by somethingclever
Note. It's not a horror movie. At all. It's a very good psychological thriller that keeps the audience in suspense for the duration of the film. The young girl does a GREAT job acting in this movie. I'm sure there will be more to see from her in the future. This movie is definitely rated appropriately, I'll leave it at that. People that like to be surprised and held in suspense should definitely see it. Those that would prefer a simple plot with a predictable ending should steer away.

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by parapluie3

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