Rene Russo and the loss of the age appropriate female co-star

I really miss Rene Russo. She is still around, but now she plays Thor's mom. Which is great... she's still gorgeous and amazing. But there was this time during the mid 1990s when Rene Russo was the girlfriend/wife character in quite a few movies. And she is one of the only ones I can ever remember, before or since, who seemed age appropriate to her love interest. Now she wasn't the lead... there was always a male character in the movie with her... but she always seemed equal and strong and tough and intelligent... and age appropriate. She was with Mel Gibson in Ransom and a couple Lethal Weapon flicks. She was also in The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan. Even back then, when I was in my 20s, I appreciated that they gave the roles to a woman in line with the man's age.

Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair

Well, I've not seen many examples of this age-appropriate female since Rene fell off the map. So I was more than a bit excited when I saw the trailer for the movie "Parker." First of all it has Jason Statham who is truly one of the sexiest men in movies. And the woman in the film with him is Jennifer Lopez! She's actually in her 40s just like Jason Statham! OMG... an age appropriate love interest... or so I thought. *Spoiler alert... read no further if you care about knowing anything in this movie* 



I saw "Parker" today. Jennifer Lopez looks amazing. They manage to show her in her Victoria's Secret bra and underwear and she has ridiculously toned abs for a woman half her age with no kids... and she's 42 and has twins. So kudos Lopez. But is she the love interest? No... she's a bitter divorcee living with her mom. Jason is with, and stays with, a woman who looks to be in her 20s. I don't ever see what the attraction is between Statham and his chick other than they are kissy-face.

This crap actually did bug me when I was in my 20s. It bugs me more now. I know I'm all mid-life-crisis-y... but what the fuck is so wrong with actually casting couples of the same age together? Why does every fucking girlfriend in movies have to be perfectly pert and gravity defying and young enough to be the leading man's kid?

It must suck to be in Hollywood. I'm annoyed and angry at what my body is doing at 40, and quite honestly a bit terrified at the loss of my desirability... I can't imagine living in a place and working in a job that truly judged me on every wrinkle, every pound, and by the mid-30s you're too fucking old to be cast opposite a male star of the same damn age. It must just suck monkey butts.

That is all for now. I'm gonna go be an old lady and take a hot bath. :)