Top
10 Hunks of 2004
Eric Bana He
stole "Troy" right out from under
Brad Pitt's Achilles heel with sculpted pecs, chocolate
peepers and Truva machismo.
Jeff Bridges Blowzy
caftans and squid-stained fingernails couldn't dim Bridges'
timeless sex appeal as the flawed protagonist
of "The Door in the Floor."
Don Cheadle Ebony
skin, ivory smile and an unforeseen will to save his people
in "Hotel Rwanda" equals political
and passionate appeal.
Daniel Craig While
seducing a guileless geriatric in "The Mother," Craig captivated
me with his moody charm and irresistible bad-boy technique.
Clint Eastwood Grizzled
and still got it going on, he directed, produced and starred
in "Million Dollar Baby" with
a stoic and sexy twinkle in his wrinkled eye.
Paul Giamatti Living
proof that schlumpy can be sexy too, Giamatti made "Sideways" his
own as the poster-child for emotionally impaired allure.
Tobey Maguire I
didn't think much of "Spider-Man
2" but it yielded a brooding and conflicted superhero who
was one of 2004's sexiest male sirens.
Clive Owen When
you can steal the sexual thunder from Jude Law in a salacious
pot-boiler like "Closer" you're
doing something awfully damn right.
Peter Sarsgaard Sarsgaard
should make a habit out of low-life. His conflicted state
of mind in Zach Braff's "Garden
State" fired on all cylinders and rendered me putty.
Joe Simpson The
brave and cunning Simpson led the charge in "Touching the Void" by
turning me on with stories of athletic grit and can-do
heroism.
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Top 10 Babes of 2004
Angelina Jolie Ignore
her snake-obsessed psycho-mom in "Alexander." It was Jolie's limited screen time as the fearless
Capt. "Franky" Cook in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" that
cemented her spot as one of the year's top babes. Only Jolie
could turn an eye patch into eye candy.
Elastigirl Supported
by Holly Hunter's alluring voice, Elastigirl gave "The Incredibles" a
splash of va-va-voom. Selfless heroics + limitless flexibility
+ animated radiance = Is it getting hot in here?
Hilary Swank Swank
was a knockout as the gutsy female boxer with Irish roots
and an iron will in "Million Dollar Baby." Pick up platter,
add heart, hand to Hilary.
Kate Winslet Don't
let the fluorescent hair distract you. Her Clementine in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was
outgoing, soulful and chock full of raw emotion.
Meryl Streep What's a good babes list without a really
bad girl? And who
better than cinema's most elegant actress, the ethereal Meryl
Streep? Streep's wicked mother in "The Manchurian Candidate" was
like Cruella De Vil meets Hillary Clinton -- only better-looking.
Natalie Portman Israeli native Portman's inspirational turn as the
loquacious Sam in "Garden State" made tears stream and hearts flurry.
It doesn't hurt that she has the face of an angel and the maturity of
a performer
well past her age.
Sarah Polley The "Go Girl" packed her resilient leading lady in "Dawn
of the Dead" with courage, compassion and a healthy dose of take-no-nonsense.
Even the zombies were stopped dead in their tracks when this sensitive
rebel graced the screen.
Uma Thurman In "Kill Bill Volume 2," Thurman's vengeance-bent Bride
wielded a wicked Hanzo sword, escaped an early grave and mastered the
powerful five-point-exploding-heart technique. Call me a glutton for punishment,
but there's nothing more attractive than a girl who can kick your butt.
Virginia Madsen Teaming with genius director Alexander Payne in "Sideways" proved
a career adrenaline shot for this sultry siren. To quote the Rembrandts: "I
need a love that has no ending -- Virginia on you, I'm depending. Sweet
Virginia." Zhang Ziyi Two
men broke alliances, braved adversity and battled each
other to near death over this "blind" ingenue in "House of Flying Daggers." Ziyi's
grace and innocent charm team with her martial-arts prowess and fiery temper
to make one mouth-watering babe.
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