Hard Candy
	Rating
	Type	Video On Demand
	Audience Rating	R (Restricted)
	Release Date	2008-10-15
	Actor	Patrick Wilson; Ellen Page; Sandra Oh; Odessa Rae; Gilbert John;
	Director	David Slade;
	Length	105 minutes
	Special Price
	Lowest New Price	$0.99
Categories
Drama  Thrillers  Lionsgate
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Description
For three weeks, 14-year-old Hayley Stark has been chatting on-line together with 'Lensmaster319', a 32-year old fashion photographer, named Jeff. The two agree to meet at a coffee shop called Nighthawks. They hit it off, despite the massive age difference. Hayley appears to flirt together with Jeff, and Jeff generally restrains himself, even admitting this he must wait 4-years until he can be together with her. But his reservations are apparently not enough to decline when Hayley all but invites herself over to his house. One time at the house, manipulation becomes the name of the strategy, and the pedophile seems to be on the non-traditional side of it.
Customer Reviews
This is absolutely dangerous, Read Predator Down by Marco Cota   2010-07-22
By Lucero Mitchell (California)
Predator Down This is the type of material that in fact fuels pedophiles and predators. Bovine punishment, ignorant exciting material directed to those who are deviant. If you want to stop sex abuse, rape, and any type of deviance do you really think this stuff helps? This movie was made since the makers knew it would sell due to scenes like a 14 year old girl castrating a 32 year old man. This is not what helps, this is what gives predators excitement. I strongly recommend Predator Down by Marco Cota in the fight against this type of crime. Predator Down
excellent   2010-06-10
By William R. Nicholas (Mahwah, NJ USA)
When Haily kidnaps Jeff after pretending to seduce and be seduced by him, she bounds and torments him. Haily is 14, or says she is, and accuses Jeff of some horrible crimes against other young girls. How much is true we are not sure. Hard Candy's dance is who is the vilian, who is not, what has one done, what will the other do. How the plot unfolds is good enough--you'll see-but it is the game played by actors Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page that makes Hard Candy worth watching. Haily gets all the power, and toys with Jeff. Both hold information back, Jeff's deeds, Haily's intentions, and you really don't know who's side you are on. Jeff is uncleanably slimy, though you don't know what his crime really is, so don't know if Hailey's planned punishment fits. This is not Funny Games). where power is expressed just for sadism. Hard Candy reminds me of Death and the Maiden, where power over a perceived victimizer is to make matters even and force atonement. Though where in Maiden there is a chance for forgiveness, Haily shows from the start this is not an option. Hard Candy's dance is not new, but the thrill is to decide who did or will do what and how severe is the price.
"Misery" meets "To Catch a Predator".   2010-06-02
By Zeeboe (The United States of America)
This movie is about a 32-year old male computer predator who meets a 14-year year old girl in an internet chatroom. After three weeks of chatting online, they decide to meet in real life. That's all I'll type because I don't want to spoil the movie for those who have not seen it. I watched this movie only knowing the above info I typed, so everything was a surprise for me. I found this to be one of the most disturbing and shocking films I've ever seen! It's a horror film for pedophiles and computer predators. It is also a low-budget, artsy, indy film. Don't think that it means it's a bad movie. There are a lot of movies out there just like that, that end up becoming hits because it was watched by the right person. This may not have been watched by the right person or because of the subject this flm presents may be one of the reasons why it never got the attention it deserves. It's a well made film with wonderful writing, directing and acting. The instrumental music is wonderful and the color on the screen is just beautiful. It has a real creepy atmosphere with lots of twists and turns. This is a movie that makes you think and does not tell you who the good guy is or who the bad guy is. It's not about telling you what to think. It's about making you think for yourself and you may be able to find out a lot about who you are based on what you think about this movie. I think this is the type of movie you could end up watching a few times and may discover some things you did not notice the first time. Overall, this is a pretty stressful film that will most likely upset you. I'd type that this is a great film for parents to show their young teenagers IF it was not so disturbing, however, if you really want to show some tough love and let your children know this kind of violence is out there and that they better be prepared for it, then this is actually a good movie to watch with them, but I'd watch it yourself first before deciding. It also would not hurt to watch it with them. That way you can censor this movie the way you see it if you like. You should talk to them about it between scenes maybe or after the movie. But please remember, this is not some kid-friendly after school special. It's raw, it's real, it's sick but you may end up saving your children's lives if you're bold enough to show them this. I think it's a lot better to watch pretend violence on a screen then be a victim of real violence. Be careful out there. It's a real jungle we live in outside of our doors and sometimes the internet isn't any safer.
Hard Candy hits hard.   2010-05-07
By Melissa Camilini (Milford, CT USA)
I watched this movie with my mother on Thanksgiving and we laughed so hard. I mean it's not a comedy but watching a guy get casterated against his will was just really funny to us. Great movie.
A Different Kind of Ellen Page   2010-04-30
By J. Ramos (New York)
To be honest, I really didn't know what to expect. I was eating dinner with family and friends and this movie somehow came up. I was told that I would like this movie so I gave it a shot. I then learned that the star of Juno was in it..so I wouldn't know what to expect. But then when I was watching the movie I didn't see the funny Juno MacGuff. I saw an actress who can play more than one type of role. I thought she was convincing which made me get into the movie. Seeing how "insane" she was made me question if the other title characters guilt. I would have rated it 5/5 but, I can't put my finger on it, I wanted a little more. I don't know, I think something was missing. I could be wrong but I just feel that way. Nonetheless, it was a very good movie and I do recommend it to others. It is definitely a "popcorn movie."