![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That's all I'm revealing regarding the story, but I do have to give kudos to Ms. This all starts quietly enough, but once they get to his house gears are shifted and everything goes haywire. After all, he obviously has the most innocent of intentions! Why else would he reassure her that he's aware of the legal boundaries? She's puddy in his hands. He can't be bad, right? "You look older than you are, and you certainly act older than you are," he tells Hayley, perfectly manipulating her young, fragile emotions. But Wilson is a good-looking, successful photographer. Most young girls are smart enough to do wind sprints the moment they see a dirty, unkempt man who looks to be carrying more diseases than Paris Hilton. I don't know if Wilson should take this as a compliment, but he's very convincing as a dangerously innocent-seeming pedophile. Given this challenge, the two thespians more than hold their own. There are a total of five people in the movie, and only Wilson and Page are given more than five minutes of screen time. Best of luck!" Granted, I'm paraphrasing, but this is no exaggeration. What the filmmakers have done is said, "Hey, Patrick Wilson! Ellen Page! We're placing the two of you in a restricted space and putting the entire movie on your shoulders. I don't need a rash of emails reminding me of my chauvinism. Let's make that a one-man, one-girl show. Though it is not one to recommend for "Family Night," Hard Candy offers an intriguing one-time viewing thanks to the effectiveness of its two-man show approach. ![]()
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