While it is true that young attractive woman fall for men nearly twice their age, that guy generally has to be attractive in some way. Stewart's character was not attractive in anyway. Never bought it, and it hurt the film.
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I didn't like it because he was mean to her throughout the film and constantly told her to shut up. He used her and then expected her to disappear after he was done using her. The character was a bitter, ungrateful, and rude person. I do not understand why she stuck around, vying for his attention when he clearly was a jerk.
That's what I used to think, but now I think that there is something very appealing about Older Gentlemen.
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JimHutton as ElleryQueen: talented hot sexy
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This is Grace Kelly husband http://princessgracekelly.tumblr.com/post/1231736269/grace-kelly-and-f uture-husband-prince-rainier
Jimmy Stewart was handsome man all his life. It will never happen for you but it can for some old men. Jimmy Stewart is one of them. Beautiful young women are with plain looking men. Sometimes older plain looking men. What your saying makes no sense. lol
Stewart looked old and it distracted me. I wasn't thinking that he was too old, but he did look awfully old (and unattractive as well).
shareStewart looked old and it distracted me. I wasn't thinking that he was too old, but he did look awfully old (and unattractive as well).
I'm a man and he's not exactly repulsive looking to me. Jimmy was the equivalent of Tom Hanks back in the day. Certainly, we don't think of Tom Hanks as an old, repulsive guy. Let's be objective. Neither Jimmy nor Tom have super model looks. But, it's their wholesome, trustworthy screen presence that makes them attractive.
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Well, since movies are chiefly made by men we shouldn't be too surprised that they cater to male fantasies. That's why they often paired Grace Kelly with much older men.
In real life, of course, Jeff ought to consider himself pretty lucky for that catch…and the longer I think about it the more it seems that Thorwald married pretty well, too. Shrewish antics aside, Anna is quite lovely: Young (well, younger than he), blonde, cuts a nice figure in a neglige…
Anyone who finds the relationship in this movie 'not believable' has a very shallow and/or naive view of relationships between men and women.
I've seen more than a few young, beautiful women hooked up with older, rather average looking men. It's not always about looks and blatant charm/charisma. There are other reasons for people to connect and feel affection. Also, to make out that James Stewart was not attractive in any way is laughable. He was one of the biggest stars on the planet. And I didn't find his character lacking in charm either.
I guess the original poster and the others agreeing expect all pretty girls to end up with a Zac Efron lookalike. Gotta love IMDB for outing these fools.
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