I have just been having a discussion with some friends about the merits of certain films (hence my post about Michael Fassbender in the film thread), and we started talking about actresses who may have only got jobs through their “looks”.
I mentioned an old test I use called “The Tesco Test”: if you saw the same girl (or bloke, if that’s your thing) working behind the till at your local supermarket, would you even give them a second look?
Examples: Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson. They’re all reasonably attractive women, but there is nothing special about any of them.
Now, we all know that individual preference is subjective but there must be some “sex symbols” who we all think are just a bit “meh”?
Can I just ask…does this test only apply to females…coz Channing Tatums butt just appeared on my tv…and if he was dishing out the trolleys at Asda I would be quite happy…
In my personal opinion, there isn’t one hollywood actor who I find that attractive, (maybe George Clooney), they maybe excellent actors , that’s about it.
On the other hand, there was this bartender in this Lisbon soul fusion-jazz nightclub was charming and attractive, but he was too young for me, he gave me a drink on the house
I have seen more attractive people who are just ordinary every day people who could be superstars in some shape or form.
Come on now, reasonably attractive? All three of them are absolute knockouts and it’s easy to see why they would have been cast in specific roles when they were emerging onto the scene. They are also relatively decent actors (Cruz has an Oscar win plus multiple nominations, Scar Jo was nominated twice a couple of years ago), whilst being objectively good looking opens the door for a lot of them (as it does for anybody in any and every walk of life) I think they have to have a certain amount of talent or appeal to have any sort of longevity.
