I was just impressed by how you could just feel that Pike was doing something with this character that was particularly special. There was one shot of her while Jenny danced with her boyfriend at the race park that I was particularly taken by. She is kind of staring blankly forward, and then David looks back at her and she just gives this absent-minded shrug.

While Pike did an excellent job of drawing a contrast between her character and Jenny, she also shows that she has a leg up on Jenny in the adult world.

P.S. – Check out this feature on Pike from my friends at In Contention:
http://incontention.com/?p=10050

There’s a moment when the dude starts getting a tad too flirty with Jenny for almost everyone’s liking. Pike is amazing in this moment, because you can see on her face that she’s quite upset by this, but can’t say a word and rock the boat with her meal ticket.

She’s a cautionary tale for Jenny, and I’m not sure Jenny ever really noticed that.

SO glad that I’m not the only one who sees it for the subtle brilliance that it really is.

Great review, and great blog – you’ve scored yourself another loyal reader!