Review of Hard Candy

Review

Hard Candy is a film that is engaging, eye-opening, and thoughtful. It brings up the important issue of young girls and their femininity, and the role that adults play in shaping that. For example, if an underage girl flirts with an older man, you discourage it, rather than flirt back/encourage it.

The main female character and her strength are refreshing - rarely in the film world do you see a powerful, intelligent female, and especially not in a fourteen-year-old.

The film is interesting in the fact that it makes the viewer question just who is the victim, who is to believe, and who is to be trusted. After all, the two prominent characters are a 30-something man and a 14-year-old. It certainly twists societal conventions, and gives a strong message to viewers concerning pedophilia.

8/10

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Added by Charis 1 year ago on 14 August 2008 01:37