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The second week of screenings of Hard Candy is still full of excitement. First, the New York Post reported that the four theaters in New York were still in short supply. Wan's good results, and this is just the box office of a city in New York. The single-day data is basically the same as that of the weekend, and people's movie-watching craze can be clearly felt.

Then Los Angeles Weekly reported that the three theaters in Los Angeles also ushered in surging audiences. Tickets for the 8:00 and 10:00 prime time slots were hard to find, even for the 12:00 lunch break tickets. Also all sold out.

Immediately afterwards, the Chicago Tribune and the Houston Chronicle successively reported that loyal movie lovers in the Midlands raised strong protests. They supported the screening strategy of Hard Fruit because not everyone can enjoy it This movie is wonderful, in order to prevent the movie from becoming commercial cannon fodder, the screening strategy is undoubtedly correct, but they require all major cities in the United States to conduct screenings, Even if there is only one theater, we don't mind wait.

During the screenings in full swing, the professional film critics from the media finally arrived late, and the film critics finally enjoyed the work on the big screen one after another, and then gave their feedback immediately. The professional film critics of Roger, Lawrence and others can get a glimpse of their attitudes. Even with a perfect score of 100, they still use words such as torture, torture, and suffering, which makes people full of doubts— —What kind of work is this? After the first batch of film reviews finally came out, the mystery of Hard Fruit Candy was slowly lifted.

Bold! Adventurous! Thrilling! Thrilling! Profound! Most importantly, brilliant! It's definitely a challenge for the director and the writers to shoot a story that is engaging, not hateful, but also has depth. A tough challenge. Strelow, once again staying true to himself, has dedicated one of the most amazing works of the year so far! Even more commendable, Ellen Paige, Lancelot Ster Laidro gave fantastic performances from both actors, especially the latter, whose performance was so light that it eclipsed the Oscar level performance. 100 points!

It's terrible! It's horrible! For a full 120 minutes, innocent people are tortured. Every shot in the movie challenges the moral bottom line and tries to hurt every innocent bystander. The core of what seems to be social criticism is actually It's just megalomaniac ego at work. The whole work is full of wanton behavior beyond the law and beyond morality. Every second makes people feel physically sick and the urge to vomit is uncontrollable. In this case, the innocent We are the audience of the movie. Zero points!

Impressive and profound! After watching the film quietly, the audience will find that they have to make a decision: Who is the right side? After the film is over, the reflection has just begun. Strelo handed over A perfect answer sheet, a deafening analysis of law, morality, and justice, bloody, cruel, but profound. 100 points!

Cold! Indifferent! Cruel! Horror! Horror! Every shot of the movie is indifferent, without any sympathy. The story is full of alienation, full of 'serial killer' thrill/feeling. Zero points!

Extremely wonderful! The ten-minute long shot is majestic and pushes the chemical reaction and ideological metaphor of the character relationship to the extreme in a limited pattern. ) since the 'Weekend', the most absurd, crazy and even bloody and cruel long shot shocked the imagination of every audience! Ninety-five points.

It's Lancelot Strelow again, he always tried to inject more tragic tragedy into the film, but this quality seems artificial and trivial, not to mention the extremely cold shot that pulls all emotions away. , doesn't have any capacity for evoking people's sympathy. The characters of the film are unquestionably ridiculous, but if you're into productions like this, maybe you can live with their silliness. But personally, I'd rather take this film from Delete it from memory. Very.

This is a difficult movie-watching process, but the powerful appeal of a movie can overcome all physical discomfort and gather all your attention. Once it captures your curiosity, you won't let it go easily. Ninety Ten.

Apparently, 'Fruit Candy' firmly believes that pedophiles should be chopped up into countless small pieces and buried in an unmarked grave for the sole purpose of scaring people. Of course, this is true for those Metamorphosis has a warning effect, and other than that, this is a work that wastes time. Twenty points.

The film is full of wisdom and cunning. It allows a hunter to pretend to be the prey and complete the hunt. It really challenges everyone's moral bottom line. This is a character that has not been seen in the past ten years. When filming this work, Ellen Page was only sixteen years old. There is no doubt that a child can play an important role in the annoying and boring game of adults. And win this game. Also, isn't Lancelot Strelow history Are you the sexiest bad guy yet? Eighty-eight points.

With all the unpleasant negativity and brutal visuals (meaningless close-ups and swashbuckling long shots) throughout the film, what does Hayley's horrific torture of Jeff mean...what? It's hard to say otherwise, despite the fact that the two actors put in some of the best performances of the awards season so far. Thirty points.

From one hundred in the New York Times to zero in the San Francisco Chronicle; ninety-five in the Wall Street Journal to ten in the Los Angeles Times; eighty-eight in the Washington Post , to the 20th score of the Seattle Post... It can be clearly seen that the media's emotions towards this movie are really mixed, and it is even difficult to describe it with an accurate word.

It is hard for people to forget that when Sin City was released, the spectacular scene of 100 points and 0 points flying together. Under the controversial and chaotic pattern, this movie also achieved the box office myth of cult works. The scene is still vivid, and now Hard Candy is born again, once again caught in a love-hate discussion. But Sin City is special, loved by those who love it, hated by those who hate it, and Fruit Candy is a very different situation.

Even those who praise this movie will not deny that the viewing process is a kind of torture, especially the ten-minute long shot, which truly and bloodily recorded the castration process, although it was later confirmed that everything was just It's just an illusion, but at the moment, the audience doesn't know that the deep-rooted sense of reality makes everyone tremble, especially men. It's no exaggeration to say that no man would want to see a movie documenting the unpleasant process in such a way that the crotch/lower-threatened spoiler is enough to make every man's hair stand on end.

Even if this part is left aside, Hailey's cold-bloodedness and indifference in the movie almost push Jeff to the brink of collapse step by step, which is also a severe test for the moral bottom line of the audience. Similar to Saw, the movie is an absolute disaster for those moralists.

It was only five days after the film was screened, and at least thirteen people left the show in Los Angeles and New York due to physical discomfort, and the number of viewers who vomited had already exceeded 30—most of them were men. In addition, during the screening on Wednesday, two priests disrupted the normal screening of the film at the Landmark Theater in New York. They stood up and yelled at the screen, causing the entire audience to be unable to continue watching the movie. In the end, the security personnel of the theater came out , The two priests were forcibly taken away, and the riot was quelled.

From these news, it can be clearly felt that Hard Fruit Candy is not a work that everyone loves it, and flowers bloom when they see it.

However, from another perspective, it is undoubtedly a success that the movie can express this kind of horror and fear so well that it even makes people lose control of their emotions, as if the ultimate mission of horror movies is to scare the audience to death. The atmosphere creation, rhythm control, psychological suggestion and other links are all top-notch. The most important thing is that wrapped under this horror story, it is Lance's torture and thinking about crime, justice, and morality, which makes the heartburn of those defenders. This is one of the goals, and it really triggers every Deep personal reflection.

The profound consideration revealed in the small pattern is also the best part of the movie. What's more, no one can deny the ingenuity and careful conception of this movie. Under the wonderful interpretation of the two actors, it is even more immersive, and every minute and every second is full of ups and downs.

Therefore, Hard Candy is such a disgusting but lovable work, just like a delicious dessert, which can't be rejected at all with a sense of guilt. This is the most magical charm of the movie, isn't it?

With the advancement of the second week of screenings, professional film reviews from film critics began to appear one after another, and finally showed a trend of blooming flowers, which made people feel relieved-as the most popular director in North America, Lance's works are always It can ignite the attention of film critics, not to mention that the popularity of this work has remained high since it was screened, but professional film critics have never appeared. up.

A full forty reviews appeared in the first batch of Hard Candy, which is rare for an art film. Twenty-three of them gave positive reviews, nine gave mixed emotions, and eight gave negative reviews. It can be seen from this data alone that in the love-hate relationship, the rationality of the film critics finally defeated their sensibility, and they gave praise one after another.

In the end, the media's comprehensive evaluation reached 78 points!