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Movies with a chubby woman and a gorgeous man as a couple?

posted 9 years ago by jani-nummela-251-250501
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There is a lot of talk about Ben and Alison being an unrealistic couple because of their looks, interests and so on. No matter what you think about that, it seems to be more common that women in movies have to be extremely fit and beautiful while the dudes...well their looks are not always so important, as long as they are funny.

So, my question is, are there any movies where the roles are switched: unattractive or chubby woman and a gorgeous guy in a romantic relationship?

[–] 8 years ago

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[–] indialm 8 years ago

Realistically a woman who looks like Heigl in this film would probably have guys hitting on her everywhere. She's beautiful, not just cute. The believability of a woman of her physical caliber sleeping with a man who acts like Rogan's character is unlikely at best.
Rogan, while not physically attractive, makes his character seem even worse by the sexist way he talks about women and is totally inept about how to talk to women. It takes time to feel comfortable enough to get to that level of intimacy. Plus his character appears to have the mentality of a 14 year old. But men place much more importance on a woman's physical appearance, while woman place more value of what kind of man he is.