everything27's Top Fashion Makers of 2010 -- Zoe Saldana
Friday, December 31, 2010
A star can make or break their career with one look on the red carpet. Just think Jennifer Lopez. Back in 2000 when she wore that daring green Versace gown with a plunging neckline, who would have known that one dress would have blown up her career to what it is now. But with Zoe Saldana, every outfit she wears on the red carpet takes her career and fashion sense to another level.
This year Zoe has been on all the best dressed lists again and again for almost every red carpet. Her style is very sophisticated, stylish and versatile. One night Zoe can be wearing a full-length Calvin Klein gown to the MET Gala and the next night a short cocktail dress by Balmain to a movie premiere. There is no denying her chic passion for fashion and that's why Zoe is everything27's Red Carpet Royalty winner of 2010.
She's had a tremendous and successful year and her wardrobe matched. For 2010 she was the newest spokes model for Calvin Klein Underwear and starred in some of the year's biggest flicks. Every designer wants to make sure Zoe is seen in one of their designs because she will just make the outfit that much more fab!
Loves it!
Check out some of her glam looks from 2010 on the red carpet.
xoxo
everything27
In Lanvin
Balmain
At the MET Gala in Calvin Klein
Burberry Prorsum
Louis Vuitton
At the Oscars in Givenchy Haute Couture
Louis Vuitton
At the Critics Choice Movie Awards in Jason Wu
Calvin Klein
Although it is adapted from a cult series from DC Comics, The Losers is not your run of the mill comic-book movie. There are no capes here, no kid-friendly content and you can hardly see an action figure being made out of the films heavily tattooed, machine gun-totting heroine. Thankfully, this makes it all the more appealing.
There are some beautifully stylish action sequences in the film that point to its comic book origins and the accompanying soundtrack features the best use of a Journey song since Glee. The performances too are all excellent, with Saldana ditching the blue CGI in favour of some tatts and a facial piercing (above) and JDM proving his charismatic turn as an action-lead in Watchmen wasn't a one off. Surprisingly though, it's Chris Evans (aka the human torch from the Fantastic Four series) who really stands out. He steals the show as the Losers quick-witted and somewhat daggy tech expert, with his delivery of some of the best lines in the film receiving applause from the audience in the screening I attended. Pooch, the team’s “Black MacGuyver” or “Blagyver” is also particularly entertaining. Oh, and did I mention the sex on a stick that is Cougar (below)? Move over my Mark Wahlberg obsession, because now I have a fictional character to fall in love (why should the Twihards have all the fun
But where the film falls down is, despite moments of unpredictability, the generic plotting and villain, who is like a left over Bond bad guy. Sure, he has some okay moments (particularly his delivery of “It's like giving a handgun to a six-year-old, Wade - you don't know how it's gonna end, but you're pretty sure it's gonna make the papers”) but essentially he is your typical `evil' bent on destroying the world and starting a war, despite a lack of clear motivation or vendetta. The plot turns you can see coming a mile off and the final action scenes verge on boring, a flaw that could have been cured if they let the actors spend less time in slo-mo with machine guns and more time in combat or scurrying along rough tops. If not for films humour and style, The Losers is worth seeing just so you can get to know the well-acted, multi-dimensional characters and witness the family dynamic created between them. This will lead action fans to overlook its many flaws and the open-ended conclusion leaves room for what will hopefully be a superior sequel.
The second takes a more pop-art, Reservoir Dogs approach, but is just as effective.
And finally, I always dig a cast breakdown and this series of posters does that, while capturing the personalities of the characters in suitably action-packed poses.
The Losers opens Thursday.