Review of Hard Candy (2005) by Calum R — 07 Mar 2012
Hard candy is a thriller staring Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson. Hard candy follows the story of a young 14 year old girl (Page) who gets to know this elder man (Wilson) over the internet. They decide to meet up and eventually go back to the mans apartment where things take a dramatic unpredictable turn.
Before I watched the film I had no idea what it was about, I hadn't even seen the trailer, or read any other reviews.This was just as well, as by the end this film had me on the edge of my seat. This film is punchy, exciting and most important of all meaningful. The Director (David Slade) shoots the film in such a way that n.
By the end of the film your rooting for the 'bad guy', which almost makes you question your own conscious.
The film is quite hard to watch at points, (without giving too much away) Ellen Page's character is a tad insane and she (suggestively) commits gruesome acts. This only adds to the strong story and even sparks some questions about the girl. Who is she? Why is she doing this? I even came to one conclusion that the girl could be representing the mans sub-conscious and that she may not even be real.
What this film does is realistically depict the sub-conscious of a pedophile, and it does this brilliantly. Yes it does this in a dramatic and at times 'over the top' way. The film still sticks with you long after you've seen it.
80%.
Calum.Russell.
FOR ANYONE READING THIS WITHIN A WEEK OF POSTING THIS REVIEW-.
I just saw this film on BBC iplayer dated 03/03/12, so if you wanted to watch this film go to BBC iplayer now and click play!
This review of Hard Candy (2005) was written by Calum R on 07 Mar 2012.
Hard Candy has generally received positive reviews.
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