Glen Powell

 

Glen Powell is a movie actor/star who is having a moment. He made a big splash in Top Gun: Maverick (I haven't seen it), Anyone But You, Hit Man, and Twisters (again, I didn't see that one either).

I actually quite enjoyed the movies I've seen him in. Anyone But You was a middling mindless rom-com, but he and Sydney Sweeny made it very fun. Hit Man was a fantastic rom-com heavy on comedy. "Fantastic," in this case, is based on the Netflix made-for-streaming movie quality curve.

Anyway, my point here is that he is the perfect example of "generically handsome." That is a wry smile, thick and pliable hair, nice jaw with just the right amount of stubble, medium height with a six-pack stomach, and subtle but pronounced muscles. But he doesn't really do it for me. I can tell he is objectively handsome, and it works sometimes with his smile, but he is just kind of G-rated cute. Many people find him PG-ish hot, but not me.

This is no knock on him. I tend to doubt that my finding him handsome versus hot will be at the top of his interest list, but... I share.

He is very of-the-moment. And, like I said, his acting is totally fun and self-deprecating.

He also has those very close-set eyes like Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling. I thought he was Canadian because of those eyes.

Anyway, he does take a hell of a picture both casually and posed.

Interestingly, he said he admires and was thrilled to meet Tom Cruise on Top Gun: Maverick. He said he learned from Tom that acting is only part of the job of being successful. You must also work at it, do interviews, be polite, and enjoy it all.