You won't be disappointed!

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Hated this movie yet it will peak your interest to see where these people are going to end up .... the acting was very good but it was to drawn out and at some points you did feel a little sorry for the patrick wilson charcter .... boy 14 year old thoughts have really changed whould i recommend this movie ...... no unless there is nothing else to watch kinda a let downh and a waste of time......

Hard Candy is a challenging film to experience viewing. It's discomforting, questionable, and shares a weird parallel with reality as it discusses a heavy controversial topic. It immediately immerses audiences into its unsettling universe where everyone are either perpetrators or oblivious to the main narrative. Despite focusing primarily on two characters, what mysterious events unfold among them are deeply alienating and horrific.However, even with its powerful narrative and performances, it's a complicated and vague film that expects audiences to develop their interpretations of certain outcomes than presenting them. Other issues include its sometimes disjointed cinematography, disposable minor characters, characters having an identity crisis, some misleading and miswritten scenes, and obvious missed opportunities to make a statement in exchange of simpler storytelling.It's a seemingly hard film to watch that's actually harder to chew.

No two people will have he exact same outlook, view, emotion, feeling, mindset, or ways of coping/dealing with a single thing. Especially on topics the movie is based around. Even without firsthand experience..empathy can go a long way. Positively and negatively. And wit that, there's balance. Two wrongs have never made a right and two rights are too underrated. We as humans, know what's right and what's wrong. No matter how many are punished for what they've put others through, many more will continue to be harmed, with or without them around. Many people deserve to get back exactly what they've given. And then some, most of the time. Yet, there are many ways of doing so. Ways that don't have to add onto your pain and hurt. What earned you your vengeance. It hurts and it enrages..but stooping to their level or lower, makes it all the worse. And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. In the end, we all lose, when it comes to starting off the disregard for another human. Another living thing entirely. You bit hard, and either you get away with it, or you get bitten 10x harder..you never know how much pain your causing someone. Because while you may believe that it isn't your problem, it just may be the biggest one you'll ever regret causing for someone. Just like the monster is capable, so is the victim. Be aware of what you do and why you do it, when it comes to harming those who've never intended on doing so to you. They may do worse than you, in the end. Don't hurt the undeserved. It can backfire beyond belief. Your belief. We're human, but we all have met a monster at some point. Knowingly or unknowingly. They walk alongside human beings every single day. Why encourage more to come out? How could that possibly be enjoyable? I don't understand. I never will. This film reminded me of my life and honestly, my mindset. For years. The only difference with me on that matter is, I'm still human. I can't gain anything through harming others, as they've done me. Physically and mentally. I'm not them. Nor will I ever be anything close. It could drive you off the wall, the thought alone. No one's born afraid of nothing. Again...two wrongs don't make a right. Meaning, no one will win, in the end. The acting though, as well as the story line, very well done in my opinion. But of course, this can easily be found disturbing towards those who have been a subject to sexual abuse, forced sexual acts/sexual physical contact (I won't say the words. It even hurts and angers me more me to say them.) as well as having a loved you who has experienced any of these matters, in their own ways.

It has a somewhat promising start, but the dwindle down into sadistic torture happened too quickly and without enough exposition to justify it. Essentially, it ends up just looking like To Catch a Predator but instead of the cops being called, the predator is castrated immediately. There is simply not enough information given to make you hate what you are told to think is a sick pedophile, nor is there enough information to make you feel that Hayley is justified in her actions. The ending was just weird, and I still don't quite get why Janelle was even a thing.This movie was NOT thrilling and the castration scene was weak. I didn't need to see the castration play-by-play, but there are plenty of ways to make a gruesome scene still seem gruesome even if it occurs off-screen. The girl is also stupid and should've done something to ensure that he could not move. As tiny as she was, if he was able to get the upper-hand for even a second, that would've been the end for her.I also don't get why Sandra Oh's name is presented like she was relevant. She was on screen for a grand total of 5 minutes.