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Recently an independent movie broke through the usual barriers that would hold it back and entered the mainstream becoming a box office hit. During its opening week in the United States it took more money than the movie cost. That movie was the tense thriller Hard Candy.
In an internet chatroom a 14 year old girl and a 32 year old man exchange messages, they have been doing so for three weeks. On this particular Saturday however the pair decide to take there relationship beyond the boundaries of the internet. Having similar interests in both music and literature it seems a logical thing to do; however the age issue needs some addressing.

The two meet in a coffee shop where after a couple of hours of discussion and conversation the two decide to go to the mans house, to further a musical interest. Over the course of the rest of the day the two play a dangerous cat and mouse game that exposes the fact that neither have been exactly honest.

I'd looked forward to seeing this movie having read several reviews on here; however what was made blatantly apparent within 5 minutes of watching; the reviews here had told me far too much. Worse still I had learned the plot right the way through to the last five minutes. As a result I'm hoping that my review takes a certain precedence over the other opinions listed here, because despite most being incredibly well written the authors have unknowingly given away the biggest twists.

The movie has a highly controversial subject matter, but again it might actually not lead to where you may expect it to go. As a result those unknowing what the main plot of the movie is have reason to relate to both characters; in fact right the way through its so cleverly written that you cannot help but warm to both. While one is at an obvious disadvantage, you do feel a real empathy and want that character to rise above things and escape virtually unscathed.

19 year old Ellen Page who most will identify as being Kitty Pryde from the X-men movies turns out a staggering performance, and looks considerably younger in the movie than her age. If she continues on a similar path she could certainly be the next big thing leaving the likes of Kirsten Dunst and Scarlet Johansson in her wake. She displays all the factors and traits that a 14 year old girl would; and this is an incredible thing to do for a virtually unknown actress. Combine this with the revelation that the movie was made (from an acting point of view) in just 17 hours. Ellen pushes the scale

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