Awkward pairings.

I hate it when I am watching a movie, and the starring couple is so unlikely that it takes away from my movie experience. 

Granted, I am 90% sure that people look at my nerd standing next to me, and think "Why is he with that nutbar?" 

But regardless...my husband and I are not on a movie screen, trying to convince millions of people that we work. So today I am just going to focus on the movie couples that didn't have me convinced.

You know what I am talking about....the couples that, no matter how much we love the plot, soundtrack, cast of side characters, location, and side stories....they just don't do it for us. At all. When they kiss, we yawn. Or throw up in our mouth. When they spend the night together, we snort and roll our eyes. When the camera pans to their post-coital bliss, we have a sudden urge to go get more popcorn, in order to avoid having to witness it.

When I see a couple together on screen, or read about a couple in a book, I want to believe it. I want to feel the love radiating from the screen (or page) and I want the sight of them together to become engraved in my mind as the picture of love and adoration. I know, I know...it's official. I'm a sap. I know this, and I've accepted it. 

But who wants to read or watch a whole crap load of awkwardness? I sure don't. That's for damn sure.

Yeah, you get the picture now.....and you've see what I've seen. It's called an awkward pairing. And we don't like them.

Ok, so here is MY list of top ten awkward pairings:

1.) Drew Barrymore & Hugh Grant in "Music & Lyrics".

I love Drew, but I'm not into Hugh's babbling British geek thing. It didn't work for me. I'm sorry. Plus, it was a Sh*tty movie. Don't kill the messenger.

2.) Nicole Kidman & Matthew Broderick in "Stepford Wives".

Everything Matthew Broderick does sounds like Simba. Literally, everything. It's annoying. And takes away from his leading man capabilities.

3.) Angelina Jolie & Johnny Depp in "The Tourist".

There was entirely too much hotness in this movie, and instead of it working for them like it did with Angelina & Brad in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", it failed miserably. Me no likey.

4.) Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck in "Gigli".

Really......did ANYONE think they had chemistry? Like, ever?

5.) Anne Heche & Harrison Ford in "Six Days, Seven Nights".

This was a movie destined to fail from the get-go. Once you come out of the closet in Hollywood, it is hard to believe you in a hetero part. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

6.) Roger & Jessica Rabbit in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"

She obviously saw something in Roger that I can't see.....

7.) Kate Winslet & Jim Carrey in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

This pairing didn't work for me. He is too annoying and self obsessed and negative. She took "look at how funky and alternative I can be" entirely too far. Didn't work. Epic fail, though the concept of the movie was great.

8.) Natalie Portman & Hayden Christianson in "Star Wars: Episodes 2 & 3".

Yeah.....Hayden Christiansen is the worst actor alive. Like, literally. He alone sank this pairing into the ground.

9.) Molly Ringwald & Judd Hirsch in "The Breakfast Club".

This hook up never would have happened. The snob would have pushed the dandruff girl out of her way and went after the athlete. I know it, because I've seen it. A million times over. Bet me.

10.) Milla Jovovitch & Bruce Willis in "The 5th Element".

Yeah....Bruce, you know you're hot. Yeah, I dig you. But with the alien in a 21 yr olds body? Mmmm...not so much. Try again, Corbin Dallas. Fun movie, though.

Now....I'm sure I am going to get some hate mail. I know that some of these are your favorite movies, and I'm sorry! I'M SORRY. These couples didn't do it for me....well, except Roger & Jessica...they could have happened. I'm sure of it.

Who are your "favorite" Awkward Pairings? Who would you add to the list?

Please don't say my nerd and me. :)

Brooke Moss.