"Pretty Boy" and Pretty Girls

Did you know there was a certain type of theater makeup for romantic leads? I didn't, either. Now that I am one I guess I'll be let in on the secret. Weird...

Oh, and my wipers had a loose screw. If they charge me for labor I'm going to be seriously upset.

Okay, so this new movie is coming out this weekend, Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Looks like a good movie, its by the guy who did the Bourne Identity, which I loved, Brad Pitt's a guy I enjoy watching when he's not playing Mr. Heartthrob, and Vince Vaughn is always good for a few chuckles.

But hearing all the talk about the movie, seeing the trailer, a question once again rises in my head: What's with everyone's fascination with Angelina Jolie? So many men have to catch their jaws when they see her, and I know many women who have decided they'd go lesbian for her.

Whenever I get into a conversation about bad movies, one that always comes up is Tomb Raider. I personally consider it one of the worst movies I've ever been duped into buying a ticket for, but those who I talk to tend to respond by saying "But its Angelina Jolie! In skimpy outfits! And in the shower!"

Ummmm... so? I can name at least two movies where she's completely naked. Gia. Original Sin. Check them out, Jolie-lovers, you'll approve. The "sexy Jolie" component doesn't enter my head, especially in Tomb Raider.

Fine, okay, she's okay looking. But I can name at least a dozen other female celebrities that are much more attractive than she is. Here, because you didn't ask for it, are a few, please forgive spelling:

Natalie Portman
Scarlett Johanssen
Amy Acker
Amy Lee
Stacy Keibler
Allyson Hannigan
Maria Sharapova
Mandy Moore
Gwenyth Paltrow
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jennifer Aniston
Jessica Simpson
Elizabeth Hasselbeck
Danica Patrick
Sarah Silverman
Laura Prepon
Elisha Cuthbert
Jessica Alba

Hell, I can name many women who I PERSONALLY know who are more attractive than Jolie. I won't, because that would be potentially awkward, but I'm just saying...

All I'm saying is, sure, fine, Jolie, nice-looking girl, I'd give her about a 6. But I don't understand what the world's obsession with her is, except as potentially the next Michael Jackson. I mean, think about it. Daughter of a famous actor. Oddly incestuous relationship with her brother. She married a guy named Billy Bob, and carried around a vial of his blood around her neck. She allegedly broke up at least one marriage.

All I'm saying is I personally think she's not the most attractive woman to walk the face of the earth, like many make her, and she's far from the most stable person who you could be with.