God, she was SO horrible and unappreciative!
That stuck up, arrogant, self-centred little whore!
I hated her!
The Greatest Battle Lies Within.
05.03.07
Actually, her behavior/attitude towards her father was quite appropriate for a teen-age girl in that circumstance. You must take into consideration that her father was basically absent from her life, and she is forced to go and stay with him for two weeks, of course she will have attitude against the poor example of a father.
Try being a teen-age girl in similar circumstances and see how nice you are to your father. I know, I *have* been there as a teen-age girl whose father basically abandoned her and then once a year wants to be a father again.
The most annoying thing, though, was that she was blatantly ignoring everything her dad (and her mom, probably) told her about sex. She just blew him off when he tried to warn her that her boyfriend was using her, and lo and behold - he was right. I know we've all done this with other things, but it was really annoying from the perspective we got.
I pronounce you man and wife. Proceed with the execution.
she was blatantly ignoring everything her dad (and her mom, probably) told her about sex
But she didn't ignore them. She played out her fantasy for a while (that's growing up) but when up against the wall, she came to the conclusion her parents wanted from her.
She's 15. Get over it. (And yes, I'm talking about the character. I know nothing about the actress.)
Edward
I thought the actress's portrayal of the character was realistic. Can we really expect her to be grateful when her father has had no meaningful interaction with her for years? I had a similar relationship with my father as a teen, and if he suddenly started paying attention to me the way Nicky did, I'd be very suspicious. If you ignore someone for a while and then return, their spirits will gradually close to the point that they're no longer receptive to your attention.
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I hated her, too, but the problem is that is exactly what most young teens are like when they have a parent(s) like Nick before his accident. When you are more mature and down to Earth than your folks, and it's been like that for you for a LONG TIME, you kind of grow, I don't wanna say hatred, but a HUGE lack of respect for that particular parent or more frightening, your elders period.
Granted, she was young and rebellious like most girls and boys are in their early teens. The only thing I hated about her is that even though her character was supposed to be like that, the character, itself, was not the least bit likeable. Even after Nick tried to make amends with her, she kind of grew even more annoying. Plus, in my opinion, I firmly believe that the casting director could casted someone MUCH, MUCH more attractive than her for the role of Alex. Ashley Johnson is just NOT a cute girl. Her nose is too big.
"You asked me to find the son of a bitch, sir. I never thought the son of a bitch would be you."
I thought Ashley Johnson was pretty good in her role. I think she's pretty and brought a very real sense to the character. She had no respect for her father because he had none for her. He didn't know her birthday and he didn't even know how old she was.
My dad thought I was a vegetarian when I was 15 because I never ate the rabbit or deer he cooked. But if he had been home more he would have seen I had a hot dog or baloney when I came home from school every day. You learn respect and how to respect from your parents. Her dad and my dad just didn't do their job in that form.
I believe it was jeffoneonone who said that if she was his daughter she'd be in the fetal position when he came home. You obviously don't have a daughter and if you do, then I pity her for having such an insensitive jerk for a father. If you want your children to be nice to you, listen to you, and respect you then you should do all those things to them. Putting fear into their hearts will only make them rebel even worse and you'll never have a good relationship with them. Just ask my father for a reference.
And someone else said that she didn't listen to her mom or dad about sex because she told her boyfriend that she would sleep with him, well that's bull. She obviously did listen to them because she didn't go through with it. She didn't even come close to giving in to him. She told him no while they were still at the prom. Warning your little girl about the evil of boys is something that all girls must endure. Some give in because they believe the boy is in love with them or they don't want to lose them. But there's others who are virgins all through high school because they refuse to believe the lies that boys tell them.
She wasn't a wh*** and she wasn't a slut. She started the movie a virgin and she ended it a virgin. All they show her doing is getting felt up, second base - woo hoo!
I thought the character was perfect. Very believable and very realistic. Ashley Johnson did simply wonderful.
Hi Ashley :)
shareThey dropped plenty of hints that he was a completely distant and absent father for the first 15 years of her life. Maybe if they had showed it more, people would have understood her more.
shareConsidering the kind of father he was and the fact that she was a teenage girl, her behavior is not out of the ordinary.
I would say this if she treated her mom the same way which wasn't explored in the movie much.
Aside from any reason for her to be....YES SHE WAS!
I didn't like him being able to read her mind about the prom and prom dresses...that was too, too much!
She was a bitch perhaps for good reason initially, since her father (Mel) had been absent from her life up until that point and all of a sudden wanted to be her father. But it was annoying that she continued to act that way even after it was clear that Mel had changed and wanted to be a real father to her. It was still all about her wanting to get as much out of him financially as possible while showing little or no gratitude in return. A less bitchy girl would have warmed up to him sooner when she realized he was actually making a sincere effort. They finally bonded in a genuine way when he helped her pick out a prom dress. She must have finally realized "how many fathers are actually willing to help their daughter pick out a prom dress?".
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