Movie Review: Hard Candy

Hard Candy, yeah. The movie everyone knows as "the one about paedophiles". Well, sorta.

Hard Candy could be classified as a suspense thriller, with a slight psychological edge to it perhaps? Basically only two characters, 14 year old Haley, and 32 year old Jeff.

Haley is an intelligent kid who meets phographer Jeff online, and eventually meets up with him, and on their first meeting, they wind up at his place, and then the first twist is thrown down to the audience. As many reviews outline, the director does a pretty good job in making you wonder who the real victim is in this tale.

Only problem is that the show feels like it's never going to end, though it's only a tad over 90 minutes. While watching this with the girlfriend, she was dying for the final whistle, and I was dead sure that there was going to be extra time.

Well, there are a few scenes that will make you cringe, though be warned! There is no nudity, sex or actual on screen violence that actually warrants the "adult" or M18 rating that's been slapped on the ticket. Only the content, the innudendo and the rather... err... gruesome castration scene that every guy dreads. Yes, castration.

So there's my quick review for this story about a kid who turns out to be more than she really is. My recommendation? If you really want to see her in a good flick, catch X3. Shadowcat does a way better job than Haley.