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.
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