Hard Candy
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: April 14, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
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19
Mixed:
5
Negative:
6
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60
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
The more things drag on, the more monotonous they become and, by the end, Hard Candy has devolved into a rather transparent game of one-upmanship in which Hayley and Jeff come across in almost equally repellent measure, their behaviors driven less by organic impulses than by their need to satisfy the script's elaborate series of reversals and counter-reversals. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Had they ended 20 minutes in, "Wedding Crashers" would qualify as a gut-busting triumph, and Hard Candy would be a miniature masterpiece. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunGene Seymour
As gripping as Hard Candy is, one can't quite shake the feeling that we're the ones being exploited by its mordant blend of kinky revenge fantasy and push-me-pull-you moral vision. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It takes creepy, spooky, and altogether ooky to a hideous new level. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Maddeningly exploitative, the film takes a provocative subject -- pedophilia -- and wraps it in a sterile, vacuum-sealed package, devoid of meaning. Read full review
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