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Alex can't tell her boyfriend that she's a private detective?

posted 8 years ago by Buzz_McCallister
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Aside from the martial arts and various disguises / outfits or whatever silliness is on the screen, these three women are basically detectives. She's not a top secret government spy like Valerie Plame, she's not a superhero like Batman, she doesn't wear a mask, she never goes under an alias or nickname.

Furthermore, Charlie never expressly forbids her from revealing her job to her loved ones. Both Dylan and Natalie's boyfriends know.

In the sequel, we find that Alex still hasn't told her dad, either.

I keep trying to imagine other fictional detectives hiding their identity. Imagine if Detective Olivia Benson from Law & Order felt that she couldn't tell anyone that she was a detective. Weird.

Easily the most nonsensical part of this movie.

[–] Prince911 7 years ago

Early in the movie she explains that revealing it has ruined her past relationships. She says that guys get intimidated when they find out that she can shatter a cinder block with her forehead. It's not that she isn't allowed to tell him, she just chooses not to because she really likes him and is afraid that it will scare him off.

As for her dad, she's worried that he won't approve because it's dangerous and he always pushed for her to become a doctor.

[–] Buzz_McCallister 7 years ago

I hate being wrong, but I admit it when I am. Also, F you.