At 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. A determined-to-be-provocative look at online predators, the movie begins with 14-year-old Thonggrrrrrl, aka Hayley, trading insinuating chatroom banter with 32-year-old Lensman319, aka Jeff. Read the full review
A teenage girl meets Jeff, a 30-something fashion photographer, on the Internet. Soon she's mixing drinks at his place and stripping for an impromptu photo shoot — until Jeff's vision begins to blur and he passes out. When he awakens, he's tied to a chair. And he learns that the teen has something entirely different on her mind: extracting his confession.
Director: David Slade
Starring: Ellen Page, Patrick Wilson, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Holmes, Gilbert John
Run time: 103 minutes
Release date: April 14, 2006
Rating: R for disturbing violent and aberrant sexual content involving a teen, and for language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: D+
"Brian Nelson's script lacks depth and complexity. It's sadly self-important, shrilly manipulative and ultimately something of a cheat."
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