You know, not a bad example, but still, is Janeane Garofalo the female equivalent of Seth Rogan in attractiveness? Is she even close?
I do think it's impossible for a truly unattractive person to make it in the movies, you've got to have that extra something that makes you interesting to watch. I'm sure Seth Rogan has that quality. It's why productions of Jane Eyre never quite work because there just aren't any 'plain' actresses. But I want to watch you and I want to watch you fall in love are two different categories. I've seen Seth Rogan interviewed and I do think I will eventually get around to seeing SuperBad (I've got the title right I think) but I don't want to watch him get the girl. I've never wanted to watch Ben Stiller get the girl either (There's Something About Mary was a huge disappointment for me). I really think Mystery Men could have been a comedy classic if we hadn't gotten bogged down with Ben Stiller and the waitress. Now c'mon, Janeane Garofalo was kind of hot as The Bowler, wasn't she?
Argh, Mystery Men, I get bummed just thinking about it. There are a few films out there that I know I could have made better if they'd given me the script to retool. That's one of them, Ghost Rider is another.
ETA: Cherokee Parks at 230, just in case anyone is still keeping track.