Immature


Does anyone think they should have made Doll younger, for someone pushing 20 she seemed rather immature such as playing hide and seek.

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I think it was a case of arrested development...mentally that is.

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Does anyone think they should have made Doll younger

She should have been 15 or 16. Females in Mississippi were allowed to marry at 15 with parental permission, which she had. (I believe they still are?)

This was my biggest criticism of the movie (which I otherwise admire). A lot of fuss about a 19-year-old having sex with her legally married husband. Tens of millions of women of that age do it every day. Many of them have already had one or more children.

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Same here. You feel a little sympathy for the guy, although he is a moron in a lot of ways.

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If I had a 15 year old son or daughter, they definitely would not have my permission to marry, despite how emotionally mature they are. I would suggest they finish high school and wait a few years. If they marry in college, I would be a little more understanding.

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