WHO'S HOTTER: (round three) Eric Bana or Russell Crowe?

ERIC BANADINOVICH

Why is he hot?
He has an attractive combo of strength and sensitivity: he looks like he could beat up anyone he crossed, but wouldn't hurt a fly. He's like a big teddy bear. At least that's what I see in him... though I personally prefer The Jackman.

Hotter than:
Hugh Jackman
Viggo Mortensen

Hottest role:
He had a nice little sex scene in Munich and a lot of shirtless grunting in Hulk. But neither of those holds a candle to his ever-exposed torso in Troy. Yum.

RUSSELL IRA CROWE

Why is he hot?
Because he's dangerous. Unlike Bana, he'll chuck a phone at anyone who looks at him wrong. And deep down, who doesn't love a bad boy? His "aggression" got him past Gael. Can it get him past Bana?

Hotter than:
Richard Gere
Gael Garcia Bernal

Hottest role:
Crowe has no shortage of burly tough guys in his filmography. He's played cops, boxers, gladiators, ship captains, even computerized killing machines. But after those have all bled together, the one that stands out (for me) is his sensitive young gay lad looking for love in The Sum of Us. Playing gay earns you bonus points in this tournament. Especially if you're a "man's man" like Russell Crowe.

WHO'S HOTTER: (round two) Russell Crowe or Gael Garcia Bernal?

RUSSELL IRA CROWE

Nationality: Australian
(born in New Zealand)

Age: 43

Height: 5' 11''

Trademark: big, burly and sexually potent; has lots of aggression to take out on anyone willing

Notable Work:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Insider (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Cinderella Man (2005)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Upcoming:
American Gangster (2007)
Tenderness (2007)
Body of Lies (2008)
Nottingham (2009)


GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL

Nationality: Mexican
(born in Guadalajara)

Age: 28

Height: 5' 6''

Trademark: short and sweet, with inexplicably potent sex appeal (and plenty of talent)

Notable Work:
Amores Perros (2000)
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
El Crimen de Padre Amaro (2002)
Diarios de Motocicleta (2004)
La Mala Educación (2004)
La Science des rêves (2006)
Babel (2006)

Upcoming:
Blindness (2008, with Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore)
...and several Spanish films.

And the winners are...

Mark Wahlberg (6-0)




















Ryan Reynolds (6-2)





















Russell Crowe (5-2)
















...and Paul Rudd (7-2)

WHO'S HOTTER: Richard Gere or Russell Crowe?

Who's hotter, the nice guy or the asshole? These two couldn't have more different public personas. But they both share that "hot older man" vibe. Which one do you prefer?