USA, 2005 – 104 min
“Well, 4 out of 5 doctors agree that I am actually insane.”
After three weeks of flirtatious encounters in an online chat room, two people agree to meet for a coffee: a 32-year-old photographer (Patrick Wilson) and a 14-year-old girl (Ellen Page). They quickly advance to his house, where manipulation becomes the name of the game.
Before the success of Juno, young thesp Ellen Page shocked Sundance Film Festival with Hard Candy, a little indie gem ($ 1 mil. budget, filmed in 18 days) by David Spade. When Little Red Ridinghood fights the Big Black Wolf back, we are left wandering with no certainties and questioning our own ethics. Who’s the victim and who’s the perpetrator? Prepare yourself, ’cause the film is tough. The themes it touches, the cast performances and a particularly disturbing scene make it a real punch in the stomach.
Vote: 8
