The eldest daughter of Hilton hotel darlings Kathy and Richard had become a household name after an unauthorized copy of her sex tape hit the internet â and subsequently via her silly yet popular reality series A Simple Life, which came out the same year. She and then best friend Nicole Richie were filmed attempting low-paying everyman jobs despite having very little skill (or drive) to do the work. America was severely entertained ⦠but we definitely didnât expect Hilton to show up as one of the main characters in a film, let alone a killer thriller.
Despite not being an actor by trade, Hiltonâs performance in the low-rated film sticks out, and that stems from the fact that the audience can tell almost instantly that she was cast as a parody of herself. Cuthbertâs Carly is introduced as the female lead with prospects â an internship at InStyle in the coming months â and drive, a good head on her shoulders and a big heart. Hiltonâs Paige, on the other hand, is relegated to being her sidekick, a friend who is too focused on men to be much or do much of anything else. She even deals with slut-shaming during one scene where she appears to be performing oral sex on her boyfriend, Riâchardâs Blake, during a drive, a detail that rings differently with Hilton embodying the role.