I usually do not deviate much from what I talk about on this blog, which is movies and money and movies and money again. But a really interesting discussion with someone, gave me something new and different to write about. The 5 best smiles in Hollywood (all-female list, of course)! This list has been compiled with a lot of thought, but remember that it is finally a subjective list, one that you are free to refute and argue about. Though bettering this list would be a tough task. For these are the smiles that will make you sit back and respond with a smile of your own, with a babyish kind of happiness or maybe leave you just staring with awe and wonderment, with your heart thudding a few extra beats per second. But being me, I cannot just let the smiles snatch away the headlines... somewhere along the way the 'bucks' have to be involved!
No. 5 -- Elisha Cuthbert
You may remember her from The Girl Next Door, and if you don't then you haven't seen the movie yet. Elisha Cuthbert dazzled the screen in The Girl Next Door with her smile, a role that would have won her many new fans. She was also a part of the wide cast in Love Actually (that collected $248 million in worldwide revenues). Though she has gradually moved on to TV shows, 24, The Forgotten, Happy Endings, her smile still keeps the magic alive!
No .4 -- Meg Ryan
This one should not be a surprise. Meg Ryan ruled the late 80s and then the 90s with her bewitching smile that lit up the scenes in most of her romantic films, the more famous ones being When Harry Met Sally ($93 million at the US box office), Sleepless in Seattle ($127 million), French Kiss ($39 million), City of Angels ($79 million) and You've Got Mail ($116 million). Meg Ryan's smile has always been pleasant on the eyes, an endearing feature of her personality that even with time will fail to diminish!
No. 3 -- Marisa Tomei
When you talk of Marisa Tomei, you are swiftly taken back to 1992 and her unforgettable role as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny, a role that won her an Oscar, and a role where her smile was contagious, and even her frown seemed worth holding on to. Tomei has always been a bit different than commercial actors, mixing her roles between hits such as Anger Management and Wild Hogs with gritty tough roles in Wrestler (that won her an Oscar nomination) and the more recent The Lincoln Lawyer. And though the smiles have faded in her newer roles, the ones Marisa Tomei left behind in My Cousin Vinny would forever remain etched in one's memory.
No. 2 -- Elizabeth Banks
Holding one of the most charming smiles in the industry, Elizabeth Banks appears not to be ageing at all. A smile that can make you go ga-ga like a child, Elizabeth Banks has been around for about a decade in the industry and has not done badly for herself. She played the pretty Ms. Brant in the Spiderman series (the numbers for this series, of course, are huge) and the tough Laura Bush in W. But to see Elizabeth Banks at her charming best, one needs to catch hold of the romantic/comedy movies like Definitely, Maybe and Role Models. Elizabeth Banks also dazzled in the TV series Scrubs making J.D. go hippity-hoppity about her, and then in 30 Rock. With still a lot to come from Elizabeth Banks, this is one of the smiles that you ought not to miss!
No. 1 -- Rachel McAdams
When you are at the top position on a list, you are probably the one that will be the most dissected, questioned and attacked. But make any such list of the most amazing smiles, and if you fail to put Rachel McAdams on the top, then I am sorry to say, you are going wrong somewhere. Part of the Mean Girls gang ($86 million at the US box office), Rachel McAdams made a name for herself thanks to her fiery role as Allie in The Notebook ($81 million). This was followed up with the big hit The Wedding Crashers ($209 million) where McAdams' smile would have made the strongest of hearts skip a beat or two. This beatific smile made even the famous Holmes lose his judgement when McAdams played Irene Adler in last year's big hit Sherlock Holmes ($209 million in US & $524 in worldwide revenues). Rachel McAdams is set to reprise her role as Adler in the sequel later this year. And while we hope her career flourishes and reaches newer heights, one thing that would always continue to set her apart from her contemporaries is, of course, her smile...
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