They don’t make ‘em like they used to, and by “them,” we imply character actors. A Steve Buscemi or Paul Giamatti may by no means discover the identical success in the event that they have been beginning out immediately as a result of they don’t have the face (or abs) required to promote tickets lately. Everybody in Hollywood now seems like they stepped out of a superhero poster as a result of they most likely did.
That turns into an issue when a film wants an “ugly” individual and expertise company rosters are only a forest of supermodels. The normal answer is to slap a pair of glasses and a ponytail on a bonafide film star and hope no person notices, aka the She’s All That or Miss Congeniality technique, relying on precisely how outdated you have been in Y2K.
Regardless of how artistic they get, although, you possibly can’t simply wipe the lipstick off a scorching pig, as we discovered when consumer LuinAelin requested r/AskReddit, “What’s the worst instance of Hollywood attempting to persuade us somebody lovely is ugly?”
Snow White and the Huntsman
Clueless
A Star is Born
Circle of Mates
The Satan Wears Prada
Beastly
Humorous Face
Little Ladies
Ghost Rider
The Home Bunny
Love Really
The Mary Tyler Moore Present
The Superb Spider-Man
The Phantom of the Opera
Mona Lisa Smile
The Assist
Recreation of Thrones
Prepared Participant One
Batman Returns
Ugly Betty
