Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here: Her introduction scene has her bewailing the boredom her family has sunken into and hopes her Uncle Charlie will change that.The events of the movie, like finding out her uncle is a serial killer, has him meet his match in cleverness. Only Sane Man: She has clueless parents (a ditzy Stepford Smiler Mom and a simple-minded father who is oblivious to the fact his brother-in-law is bad news) and two younger siblings in grade school who even overlook Uncle Charlie's misogynistic and frightening rant while she calls him out for seeing widows as sub-human. Extremely Protective Child: Her parents are clueless, her siblings are too young, and they live in a small-town where everyone knows one another that's why she has to take Uncle Charlie down without hurting the family reputation or breaking her mother's heart.Coming of Age Story: Young Charlie's naivete is confronted by the darkness of humanity in the form of Uncle Charlie and she comes out a wiser, more sober, and mature young woman.Break the Cutie: Subverted, but only just barely.Be Careful What You Wish For: Well, Charlie wanted excitement.A Naïve Everygirl who is suffering from severe Small Town Boredom which she believes her beloved and namesake Uncle Charlie will relieve.
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