Hard Candy

I read about this movie and forgot about it again until it turned up on a list of the most uncomfortable movie to watch so that it, I had to watch it. It is indeed a very very uncomfortable movie. It's about a young girl played by Ellen Page (Juno and the Trailer Park Boys of course) who hooks up with this older guy she met on the internet. It starts out pretty straight forward and you expect it to go the way of the typical Degrassi episode but things pick up and get very very twisted and torturous. This isn't Lolita either. I hate reviews that give away the movie so all I'll say is that Ellen Page really kicks ass in this flick.

The Verdict:
If you're at all squeamish, you might not make it to the end of this movie but if you can handle a little torture involving human genitalia, this one's a must see. I went in with an idea of what happens but it turned out I had no idea. It's not another Hostel either.
This is one of the best movies I've seen in a very long time.

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