She turned out to be lovely!

Um, forget Hollywood—most of America can't write like that. I say that as an American who does not hate my country, but is realistic about our educational standards.

Did it actually show the spanking with the rod? Because I thought the same thing, and maybe I just couldn't watch but I missed that part.

The guy who plays him is a truly excellent actor because I feel the same way. Sure, it's also the writing, but the actor is very convincing.

Seriously, you can't win. If they made the district dirty, everyone would be like, "Poor people aren't dirty!" I get your point about mining towns, but seriously, only the actual miners ever look dirty.

Exactly. Jumper is British for sweater. Scary that people are so baffled (and I'm American)