Stealing Candy (2002)

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Dana Dubovsky (story)
Randall Frakes (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 December 2003 (Philippines)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

The crime of a lifetime. Live on the net.

Plot:

Three ex-cons kidnap a famous movie star. |

Plot Keywords:

Breasts

Cast

Daniel Baldwin	...	Walt Gearson
Coolio	...	Brad Vorman
Alex McArthur	...	Fred Dowd
Jenya Lano	...	Candy Tyler
Justin Lester	...	Danny Gearson
Paul Provenza	...	Ross
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Sheriff (as Wiley Pickett)
Christopher Rydell	...	Frank (as Chris Rydell)
Adrienne Meltzer	...	Talk Show Host
Julie St. Claire	...	Barbara Gearson
Cameron Daddo	...	Eddie
Jeff Wincott	...	Spinell

Also Known As:

Internet Queen (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:R | Germany:16 | USA:R

Company:

American World Pictures (AWP)

Didn't make a lot of sense, but worth a rental... And why haven't I seen more of Jenya Lano?

This wasn't a good movie, it wasn't a bad movie either. Definitely a rental. The concept of the movie was decent and I think it had a lot of potential. A couple of plot twists and a good looking girl like Jenya made it watchable. This could have been a great movie if it had a bigger budget and better stars.

The premise of the movie is that three ex-cons kidnap a movie actress who has a "no nudity" clause in her contract, and persuade her to perform for the internet for some quick cash to be made for all three, only, you guessed it, something goes wrong.

The award for best actor in the movie goes to Daniel Baldwin (purely coincidental, but I've seen a lot of his movies recently). He's the only character that had any depth put into it.

I liked Jenya Lano and would like to see if she has some more range as an actress. She has appeared in S.W.A.T. and Blade but nothing else I have heard of. Hopefully, she'll put out some more meaningful movies in the future... And while I'm at it, I gotta say I love that name Jenya.

Alex McArthur played the mastermind and did a mediocre job. No complaints, no compliments, just OK. It might have been fun to see Kelsey Grammer in this role in sort of a Sideshow Bob kind of way. It could have made it more interesting.

Coolio, on the other hand, should get a Razzie. As far as rapper-actors go, he's on the bottom of that list, and the list itself is pretty much a bad list to be on anyways. Let's just say he's no LL Cool J. More than once he reminded me of a very unfunny Marlon Wayans and tried too hard to be the scary villain. He didn't succeed. Samuel L. Jackson seems a natural to play this part. Stick with what works. If anything, Coolio should have watched a Samuel L. Jackson movie to prepare. Typical rapper, they're all actors anyways but not many have any range past playing a thug. Enough said on that I suppose.

Overall, the movie was another one in the middle of the road. I gave it a 6 out of 10 because I liked the idea of the movie and a few decent scenes but nothing more. Try to catch it on cable somewhere if possible.