what the fuck did you want them to do, cast an actual 13 year old girl for the role??? that aint gonna fly
they could've cast someone SLIGHTLY younger looking than her, but it wasn't as bad as you make it sound.
the movie itself, on the other hand, sucked either way. I wish I would've just read the book and not wasted my time with the movie.
Haven't seen the other movie that was mentioned, but if it's about the same crime I'll pass...
they could have used a 13+ actress as the movie didnt really show anything, much less the "graphic" parts there would have been nothing wrong using an actress around that age, or someone who looks younger. Someone like dakota fanning for example.....of course so would have been out of budget but you get the jist.
much like reese witherspoon in freeway, sure she was 20 or so but she passed for 16 easy, same as drew berrymore in FAR FROM HOME she was like 14 in that movie and it has her almost get raped etc, and when she was under 18 she played younger and showed just as much in Poison Ivy as the girl in girl next door.
I'm not saying they should have casted younger and shown more, but what im saying is the girl was way too old for as little as they showed of what actually happened. they could have shown way more skin/torture since she was over 18, bad move on directors part. either use younger and get more reaction, or use older more graphic and get reaction. I mean hell, when the little sister gets spanked you see just as much (underwear etc...) and she was what under 10 lol get my point???
reading the book before the movie, yes the actress was way out of cast but eh just me i guess.