Top 10 Lotharios on Film
They are that special group of men that drive women crazy as much as
they make them swoon. Our favourite on-screen lotharios have a knack
for knowing exactly what it takes to make a woman melt in their
hands. To celebrate the release of THE LOFT, out
on digital
platforms and DVD right now courtesy of Signature Entertainment, we
take a look at some of greatest onscreen lotharios.
Chris Vanowen – THE LOFT
Chris Vanowen (James Marsden) in THE
LOFT is not your typical lothario. He’s
in touch with his feelings and unlike the rest of the guys in the
film has the biggest conscience. He may have given into his desires
and become a womanizer, but even then he is still not all bad. He has
a heart and combined with his hopeless romantic nature he is a
ladies’ man we love to love.
James Bond
James Bond whether he’s played by Connery,
Dalton, Brosnan, or Craig he is the modern day definition of a
Lothario. He may busy himself as a spy by day, saving the world from
one disaster after another, but James always finds time to get the
girl. He’s smooth talking, mysterious, and ever so charming, making
his way with the ladies an institution that spans the test on time.
Casanova - Casanova
Giacomo Casanova (Heath Ledger), the man whose
womanizing ways are so well known they have become synonymous with
his very name. Casanova’s charming reputation with the ladies is no
secret, and there is no obstacle he will not overcome to seduce the
object of his desire. His lothario ways may drive us mad at times but
his persistence and determination is pretty endearing.
Alfie - Alfie
Alfie (Jude Law) is the quintessential British
ladies man. Between his devilish good looks, accent, and charm the
ladies cannot resist him, and he certainly uses that to his full
advantage. Working as a limo driver around Manhattan Alfie certainly
meets a lot of ladies and uses that as a means to bed as many of them
as he can. Alfie may get himself into a lot of trouble, but he is
lovable so there is hope for him in the end.
Jon – Don
Jon
Jon
Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) keeps life simple by maintaining a
very short list of priorities. His priorities are along the lines of:
“His
body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys, his girls,
his porn.” Jon’s job as a New Jersey bartender lends itself to
being the perfect place for him to exercise his lothario ways. Jon’s
view on love and women may be distorted, but time and experience will
be his salvation.
John Tucker – John
Tucker Must Die
John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) is your typical
teenage lothario in John Tucker Must
Die. He’s good looking, charming,
and popular and has every girl in his school swooning. We have all
known a John Tucker in our lives at some point, and as much as we
know we should avoid him we cannot help but be drawn in by him. Like
most teenage charmers he eventually learns that his smooth operating
ways are vastly flawed.
Daniel Cleaver – Bridget
Jones’s Diary
Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) is that charmer in
Bridget Jones’s Diary
whose reputation with women is well known from the very beginning,
and yet Bridget (Renée Zellweger)
cannot resist him. Daniel is fun, but indisputably a piece of trouble
who does not learn from his womanising ways. His character may not
have a salvation point but is around to teach you the hard lessons in
life you cannot escape.
Nick Marshall - What
Women Want
Nick
Marshall (Mel Gibson) is that smooth talking ad executive that knows
just what to say to get the ladies in What
Women Want. When
circumstances allow him to read women’s minds, he does not use this
talent for the most honourable of intentions. Eventually Nick has a
moment of clarity and learns to use his talents to give women what
they
want. Needless to say, he gets the girl in the end.
Tony Stark – Iron
Man
In
Iron Man,
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is single, a billionaire, and a real
life superhero; he couldn’t be more of a playboy. With so much at
his disposal and an ego the size of the planet, Tony has no desire to
settle down (not until the sequel, anyway!). His constant wisecracks
and one-liners make it no surprise that he receives a lot of
attention from the ladies.
Jacob Palmer - Crazy,
Stupid, Love
Jacob
Palmer (Ryan Gosling) in Crazy,
Stupid, Love. is confident, stylish,
and an obvious hit with the ladies. From his mischievous smile to his
ability to make women feel instantly enamoured, Jacob knows how to
work the room. Nevertheless, behind the womanising exterior he’s
got a heart that you cannot help but hold out hope for.
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The
Loft is released on digital platforms from June 8th, 2015, and on DVD
from June 15th 2015, courtesy of Signature Entertainment