Hard Candy
Synopsis (from IMDB): 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.
I wasn’t sure what to expect of this movie when I first watched it. I had not heard much, if anything about the movie other than it starred Ellen Page (who I first saw in the first season of ReGenesis). It is a thriller, with the protagonist (Page) extracting revenge on a man for the disappearance and murder of another young girl. The movie is riveting, with twists and turns throughout. You will note the comparisons with Ellen Page’s character to Little Red Riding Hood. I would give the movie a solid three and a half stars out of five. It was filmed on a low budget, and some of that is apparent throughout the movie. The conclusion is somewhat anti-climatic as well.
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