The Stephanie character…
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stflaw-33767 — 9 years ago(September 28, 2016 04:10 PM)
Not to mention coming home drunk with a couple of guys she just met, screwing one of them while her daughter is sleeping in the next room and smoking marijuana in her daughter's presence. Yeah, Stephanie was a sleazebag.
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eelb — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 05:35 PM)
Stephanie is probably the least complex character in the film, and if you strip away the facade and expectations of stereotype, very easy to understand. Take away that she's Asian, tends bar at an upscale winery, and lives in trendy California wine country, then what you end up with is trailer trash. If the movie was set in the rural south, involved beer instead of wine, and she was caucasian, there would be no doubt as to what she was about.
Her friendship with Mia must also be viewed as an aberration, as the two have little in common, other than that they're both single and like wine. A truer indication of Stephanie's background and upbringing is to observe her mother.
What seals the deal with Stephanie, is the common tactic among those of her social class, of resolving personal conflicts with violence. In her case, somewhat extreme violence. After getting patched up, Jack should've gone straight to the police and had her arrested.