Zenith of Hotness

Currently facing accusations of Hottest Girl in the World and half of the Hottest Couple in the World, Angelina Jolie strikes some as a mondo-babe and others as Ms Flat Potato Head.

Her predeliction for babies notwithstanding, I would nominate her as one of the best cryers on the big screen.

But the question remains: when did she reach her Zenith of Hotness?

Hackers (1995)

Pushing Tin (1999)

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

Wanted (2008)

Born Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov London, Helen Mirren’s paternal grandfather was a Russian arms dealer stranded in England during the Russian Revolution.

We like that kind of historical sweep of context for hotness. That’s earned hotness.

Miss Julie (1972)

Hussy (1980)

Excalibur (1981)

The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

The Madness of King George (1994)

Gosford Park (2001)

Calendar Girls (2003)

The Queen (2006)

We think she’s a tremendously wooden actress (with the exception, perhaps, of The Horse Whisperer–go, go, teenage hormones!), but there’s no question that she’s easy on the eyes. Has she reached the peak of her schwingosity, or is she still ascending?

Lost in Translation (2003)

In Good Company (2004)

Match Point (2005)

The Prestige (2006)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)