Hard Candy (2005)

Hard Candy. What the %$@!? Hard Candy is on the list of most disturbing movies (found here: http://movies.popcrunch.com/the-15-most-disturbing-movies-ever-made/) and definitely lives up to this honor. I was planning on checking all of these movies out but after watching Hard Candy (which is number 12 on the list) I'm having second thoughts about having my sanity stolen from me by watching these movies.
Hard Candy is a movie depicting what happens when a pedophile attempts to make a victim out of a completely psychotic, fourteen-year-old, pre-pubescent girl. The plot goes through a number of plot advancing events mostly consisting of brilliant dialogue between the predator and the prey. The main character, Hailey (Ellen Paige, in other words, Juno), brings the pedophile to realize his wrongdoings and convinces him to attempt to "set things right".
What I really dug about this movie was the apparent transformation of Ellen Paige within the first 15 minutes of the movie. She starts off as an innocent teenager with an independent outlook on life and air for sarcasm. In other words, pretty much the same character as in the movie Juno. However after going through with her plot to bring Jeff the pedophile to his knees, literally, she transforms into a hardcore, psychotic, tormentor. Her sarcastic attitude remains, however in a sick, demented form. The cinematography is also genius in this film. It uses a very simple idea of changing the background and reflection colors from light tones (while nothing violent is happening), to dark tones when something violent or hostile issues). I was truly disturbed and uncomfortable while watching this movie, but I still give it a 4 out 5 because of the fantastic acting and emotional disturbance.