Stepping into Christina’s hoofed (just kidding!) shoes is 25-year-old newcomer Elisabeth Harnois, a petite blonde who attended Catholic school but always possessed a little bit of the devil.

Pretty Persuasion: Black comedy. Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, Jane Krakowski and Elisabeth Harnois. Directed by Marcos Siega. (Not rated. 109 minutes.At Bay Area theaters.) ...