He may not be conventionally "leading man" handsome, but I do find him physically attractive, especially in this film. However I do think he's one of those actors whose level of attractiveness depends on what character he's playing. For example, when he's in "The Mummy" I find him less appealing, because his character isn't exactly written in a manner meant to be attractive - he's more the comic relief. And in "Spartacus" his character is just a dick, so I can't like him there at all - again though, we're not meant to.
In Sliding Doors, we are meant to see him as a good match for Helen.
And trust me, that Monty Python stuff and his sense of humour combined with his genuine kindness would have won me over very quickly. Maybe it's because I'm a kind of geeky person myself, but his personality would be appealing to quite a few women, I think.
Not everyone is after an alpha male, as you put it. That's an incorrect perception.
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purplenad2004
8 years ago
whitestar1912, very well said. Like you said, he's less appealing in The Mummy but I definitely think he is believable and appealing in this movie. You described everything I was thinking about him.
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