With the exception of Emma Stone, (who has naturally blonde hair)  all of these actresses are blonde-haired! They all have giant anime eyes and rounded faces. Is it just me, or is the cherubic look the only shorthand in cinema for “nice girl?” Oddly enough, J-Law has quite a few of these traits as well.

I didn’t select anyone based on their hair color, but their similarities to the main character in “Glass Castle.” Yeah J-Law is a nice girl, but I do believe she is too rough around the edges for this particular role. I can’t imagine her being easy going and cheerful surrounded by poverty as Walls was. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing either, just a thought.

I respectfully disagree with your opinion on the possible casting of Jennifer Lawrence as Jeannette Walls.  I don’t think I have ever seen Jennifer act as a “tough girl” or bitter(in her films) and, rough around the edges?do you mean Lawrence, personally?… a girl from a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky…check out Crushable for a pic of Lawrence’s childhood home and tell me if that looks like the enivronment of someone who is “rough around the edges” (LOL!).  True, Lawrence is best known for playing strong young women but, with a firm moral center and in each of these films she is also the only maternal figure her siblings have ever known.  Poker House, Winter’s Bone, The Hunger Games…all stories that feature Lawrence as a young women who not only looks after her siblings but is incredibly strong, responsible and sweet to them as well.  I would think that the role would actually be one that Lawrence is already familiar with; young woman growing up with hardship looking after her siblings… and, having read the book, and seeing as Lawrence is one of the most talented actresses in Hollywood today, the role would be in more than capable hands.