Hard Candy (2005)

Director: David Slade

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page

A teenage girl raids a man’s home in order to expose him under suspicion that he is a pedophile.

I don’t mind having watched a film and not liking it. That happens. But there are a few films I wish I’d rather not have watched. This is one of them. The film gets under your skin to the point where it becomes uncomfortable (if not unbearable) to watch. The film is carried by two characters only, played by Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page, and they do it exceptionally well – especially Ellen Page. This was a very different set-up where the pedophile becomes the victim. It was even more tense than a gory horror film.

The film won several awards including Best Director, Best  Actress, Best Cinematographer, Best Screenplay, Best Film.

The film earned $8.3 million on a $950,000 budget.