Hard Candy (US Version) DVD Region 1

Claustrophobic and brightly colored, this tightly wound psychological thriller is constantly pulling the rug out from under the viewer, mostly due to the tense, explosive performances of its two main characters. The tale opens with a coffee shop rendezvous between 14-year-old Haley (the fantastic Ellen Page) and 32-year-old fashion photographer Jeff (Patrick Wilson), who have previously met only online in a chat room. Despite his questionable enthusiasm at meeting a girl half his age, Jeff comes off as slightly awkward and shy; rather, it's Haley who is unnervingly forthright in her flirtation. She suggests that they go back to his place, he complies, and, once there, Haley seductively convinces him to take pictures of her. She exhibits a beguiling mixture of innocence and precocious sexuality, but before anything happens between them, Jeff passes out under the influence of the drugs she's slipped him. When he wakes up, Haley drops her innocent demeanor and begins to undertake a meticulously planned game of retribution against her captive pedophile. She hacks into his computer and ransacks his house while he watches helplessly, and she ultimately raises the ante with a surgical procedure sure to make audiences squirm. The exact nature of Jeff's guilt remains nebulous, however, creating an intriguing uncertainty surrounding Haley's own mental state, and just how psychotic she might be. Expectations are continuously thwarted as the two characters--neither of whom is terribly sympathetic--enact a psychological and physical game of cat and mouse that is as fascinating to watch as a train wreck.

"To watch HARD CANDY is, at moments, to be very afraid, but the scariest thing about it is the fury of Page's talent." -- Grade: B+ - Owen, Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 04/21/2006

"Small, dark and intense..." - Los Angeles Times Critic (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 05/05/2006

"HARD CANDY, a highly original psychological thriller/revenge fantasy, can be bitterly hard to take and uncomfortably intense, but it's well worth consuming." - Claudia, Puig (USA TODAY CRITIC), USA Today, 04/14/2006

3 stars out of 5 -- "HARD CANDY's greatness is to be found in this young actress: stardom beckons for Page." - Ashley, Bird (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 07/01/2006

"The opening act is horrifying seductive....Remarkably accomplished in its mix of remorselessness drive and perspective twists." - Linda Ruth, Williams (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 07/01/2006

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "This is a strange, and strangely effective, breed of thriller: an indie avenger tale..." - Premiere Staff (Premiere Staff), Premiere, 10/01/2006

4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] suspense-filled movie on a par with Japanese chiller AUDITION..." - Grant, Kempster (Ultimate DVD Critic), Ultimate DVD, 10/01/2006

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Product Title:	Hard Candy (US Version) Hard Candy (US Version) Hard Candy (US Version) Hard Candy (US Version) Hard Candy (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Ellen Page (Actor) | Ellen Pompeo (Actor) | Stuart Beattie (Actor) | Brad Pitt | Malin Akerman (Actor) | Jennifer Holmes (Actor) | Jo Willems | Harry Escott (Actor) 愛倫比芝 (Actor) | Ellen Pompeo (Actor) | Stuart Beattie (Actor) | 畢彼特 | Malin Akerman (Actor) | Jennifer Holmes (Actor) | Jo Willems | Harry Escott (Actor) 爱伦比芝 (Actor) | Ellen Pompeo (Actor) | Stuart Beattie (Actor) | 毕彼特 | Malin Akerman (Actor) | Jennifer Holmes (Actor) | Jo Willems | Harry Escott (Actor) エレン・ペイジ (Actor) | Ellen Pompeo (Actor) | Stuart Beattie (Actor) | ブラッド・ピット | Malin Akerman (Actor) | Jennifer Holmes (Actor) | Jo Willems | Harry Escott (Actor) Ellen Page (Actor) | Ellen Pompeo (Actor) | Stuart Beattie (Actor) | 브래드 피트 | Malin Akerman (Actor) | Jennifer Holmes (Actor) | Jo Willems | Harry Escott (Actor)
Director:	Stuart Beattie Stuart Beattie Stuart Beattie Stuart Beattie Stuart Beattie
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Release Date:	2006-09-19
UPC Code:	031398201168
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	100 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004528764

Director: David Slade

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Closed Captioned - English - Optional
Dolby Digital Surround Sound Stereo 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette:
1. "Controversial Confection: The Soul of HARD CANDY"
2. Deleted and Extended Scenes
3. "Creating HARD CANDY"
Audio Commentary:
1. Brian Nelson - Writer, David Slade - Director
2. Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page - Stars