Hard Candy (2005)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

David Slade

Writer (WGA):

Brian Nelson (written by)

Release Date:

14 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Strangers shouldn't talk to little girls.

Plot:

A mature 14-year old girl meets a charming 32-year old photographer on the Internet. Suspecting that he is a pedophile, she goes to his home in an attempt to expose him.

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Internet | Chatting | Chair | Tied Up

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Patrick Wilson	...	Jeff Kohlver
Ellen Page	...	Hayley Stark
Sandra Oh	...	Judy Tokuda
Odessa Rae	...	Janelle Rogers (as Jennifer Holmes)
G.J. Echternkamp	...	Nighthawks Clerk (as Gilbert John)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent and aberrant sexual content involving a teen, and for language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 | China:(Banned) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Indonesia:Dewasa | Taiwan:R-18 | Philippines:R-18 | Sweden:15 | France:-16 | Hungary:18 | Brazil:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Romania:I.C.-14 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #41243) | Japan:R-15 | Chile:18 | Italy:VM18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Arclight Cinemas - 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Vulcan Productions

Trivia:

The final shot of Hayley with the hoody pulled over her head was taken by the DP Jo Willems without Ellen Page knowing. She didn't know about the shot until she saw the final cut.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jeff is struggling to get the bonds off when he is on the castration table, his hands and wrists are all red and there are heavy red marks all over his wrists. When Jeff confronts Hayley and he falls down (on the roof), his wrists are completely clean and no marks are seen at all.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hayley Stark: Mmm. This is soo good. I want more.
Jeff Kohlver: Don't get greedy.

Movie Connections:

References Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Soundtrack:

Freak

Excellent movie, but be aware it may be disturbing by the subject of it.

This is a film about a girl of 14 years old and a 32 years old guy. It is a movie about Hayley (more than excellent Ellen Page) and Jeff, about pedophilia and about how a pedophile must feel. Or maybe it is only a history of vengeance. You won't know until the end of the film. It sure is a difficult subject for a movie, but the script is excellently profiled in the psychological horror and does not turn to be obscene or anything than can visually or verbally hurt the sensibility of anyone. It is more like disturbing to hear a teenage girl speak how she does, and it is fascinating how your feelings will go from one character to the other during the movie until you realize that no matter what the end is, everyone is guilty of something and it is not to us, humans, to decide what bad actions can be justified by other bad actions.

Try on it, and be open-minded.

Sorry about any orthographic mistake, I'm not used to English writing.