# Maggie Gyllenhaal - attractive, or am I missing something? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800 "2010-06-19T19:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/81 "2010-06-21T13:49:52Z")
I can see how some people say she’s more “cute” than “beautiful” . . . but I guess I kind of prefer cute to beautiful. So yes, she’s attractive. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/82 "2010-06-21T14:12:34Z")
I’ve been crushing on her since Secretary, but she isn’t hot. As to the saggy breast debate, yeah, she’s way saggy. Her braless yammos were a huge distraction (for me at least) through most of SherryBaby, and not in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/83 "2010-06-21T21:01:25Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > Her brother, on the other hand, is ridiculously hot. You know, I never used to think so. Some of my friends told me about him in _Jarhead_ but I resisted. Then everyone was atwitter after _Brokeback Mountain_ and although I appreciated two decent looking guys making out, I wasn’t sold. I started to get it in _Brothers_. Starting. And then… [DUN DUN DUN](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100608-shirtless-hunks/ss-100608-shirtless-hunks-persia-gyllenhaal.grid-4x2.jpg)! Oh mah gah. That is nice ---
**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/84 "2010-06-21T21:13:39Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > You know, I never used to think so. Some of my friends told me about him in _Jarhead_ but I resisted. Then everyone was atwitter after _Brokeback Mountain_ and although I appreciated two decent looking guys making out, I wasn’t sold. > > I started to get it in _Brothers_. Starting. > > And then… [DUN DUN DUN](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100608-shirtless-hunks/ss-100608-shirtless-hunks-persia-gyllenhaal.grid-4x2.jpg)! Oh mah gah. That is nice Now see, I think he looks ridiculous in that photo and doing that pose. Now [here?](http://www.topnews.in/light/files/Jake-Gyllenhaal_0.jpg) and [here?](http://i.ivillage.com/E/325/Celebrities/ThirtyThirty/JakeGyllenhaal.jpg) Yes, please. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/85 "2010-06-21T21:21:18Z")
> [@kapri](#): > > Now see, I think he looks ridiculous in that photo and doing that pose. > > Now [here?](http://www.topnews.in/light/files/Jake-Gyllenhaal_0.jpg) and [here?](http://i.ivillage.com/E/325/Celebrities/ThirtyThirty/JakeGyllenhaal.jpg) Yes, please. But that body. THAT BODY. ---
**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/86 "2010-06-21T21:53:28Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > But that body. THAT BODY. Okay, I guess his body looks good. I am an eye person, and Jake’s eyes are gorgeous, so I rarely look beyond that. A nice body’s . . . nice and all, but I prefer big beautiful eyes and a sweet smile. If we’re going by looks alone, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/87 "2010-06-21T22:13:50Z")
Maggie is definitely prettier than Katie Holmes. But she isn’t I go ga-ga over. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/88 "2010-06-21T22:16:33Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > You know, I never used to think so. Some of my friends told me about him in _Jarhead_ but I resisted. Then everyone was atwitter after _Brokeback Mountain_ and although I appreciated two decent looking guys making out, I wasn’t sold. > > I started to get it in _Brothers_. Starting. > > And then… [DUN DUN DUN](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-100608-shirtless-hunks/ss-100608-shirtless-hunks-persia-gyllenhaal.grid-4x2.jpg)! Oh mah gah. That is nice Did he lose his nipples in some tragic accident? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/89 "2010-06-21T22:23:43Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Did he lose his nipples in some tragic accident? He had them buffed off with a belt sander for his Prince of Persia role. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/90 "2010-06-21T22:45:08Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Did he lose his nipples in some tragic accident? I believe they may have been burned off by the flaming daggers from the jealous eyes of lesser men ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/91 "2010-06-21T23:03:32Z")
I am so, so happy he didn’t wax his chest. He looks great there. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/92 "2010-06-21T23:20:10Z")
I don’t understand proper posture being a criteria of attractiveness in women, In men, it expresses confidence, but this is not valued as much in women. The pictures offered about her posture seem to have bigger problem of her head seeming out of proportion to her body. The pictures offered by **astro** make her look relatively normal. She doesn’t quite fit the typical hollywood stereotype, but I’m not sure why that’s a bad thing. You need something distinguishing about you to be attractive. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/93 "2010-06-21T23:25:53Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > finally, her face isn’t classic Hollywood beautiful, so close-ups on her don’t help. Of which era? Google image search ‘silent film actress’ and I think you’ll find she [fits](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/4012839662_15bd6261ed_o.jpg)[right](http://blog.allanellenberger.com/wp-content/uploads/page-anita.jpg) [in](http://www.tarzan.org/pics/lc06.jpg). Now back to this great mystery over how some people can find a woman attractive while others don’t. I would never expect people to have the same tastes as I do in men, they’re so varied and particular. And Christian Bale looks like a waxy, sourfaced Ken doll in that movie. The Joker is way, way hotter. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/94 "2010-06-21T23:32:49Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I don’t understand proper posture being a criteria of attractiveness in women, In men, it expresses confidence, but this is not valued as much in women. **BigT - It’s valued by me, just as much as nice eyes and a nice smile. Tall women are attractive to me, and posture is also a quality I find attractive. A short woman who stands erect is much more attractive to me than a tall woman who looks like a walking "?**" **General Question** : Can I ask why the comparison to Katie Holmes? Was Katie Holmes up for the role in “Dark Knight”, or is there another reason? ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/95 "2010-06-21T23:39:42Z")
Katie Holmes was in Batman Begins playing the same role Maggie would play in Dark Knight. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/96 "2010-06-22T01:53:43Z")
Maggie G? I want to do far more than tap that. Far more. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/97 "2010-06-22T03:34:55Z")
I don’t find her attractive at all. I don’t even think she’s all that good of an actress. YMMV. :: shrugs :: ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/98 "2010-06-22T07:47:34Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > Of which era? Google image search ‘silent film actress’ and I think you’ll find she [fits](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/4012839662_15bd6261ed_o.jpg)[right](http://blog.allanellenberger.com/wp-content/uploads/page-anita.jpg) [in](http://www.tarzan.org/pics/lc06.jpg). The last two are freaky-similar. Doppelganger from a bygone era. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/99 "2010-06-22T09:18:17Z")
> [@Joanie](#): > > In that Batman movie, it appears like there is something wrong with her upper lip. > > Her two nasal passages seem to form two very pronounced ines on her upper lip and it makes her appear to be not at all attractive. > > But she doesn’t look that way in other films she has made. I think that somehow she was made to look that way intentionally, though I can’t imagine why. > > There was a time (after seeing this film) when I thought she was quite unattractive. > > But after watching some of her other films (especially that one where she works as a baker) and some of her documentary productions on PBS, I have changed my mind and think she is really quite beautiful. > > Go figure. This hits very close to a discussion I had with my wife while watching Dark Knight. The pronounced lines on her upper lip beneath the nose were very noticeable. Noticeable to the point of distracting (especially since my wife noticed it first and pointed it out to me. She rarely does that). FTR, other than that short little imp connected to her arm, I find Katie Holmes much more attractive than Maggie “ **?** ” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800/100 "2010-06-22T15:21:21Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Maggie G? > I want to do far more than tap that. Far more. She’s not really substantial enough for a woman-skin suit, but maybe you could at least get a nice scarf out of her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maggie-gyllenhaal-attractive-or-am-i-missing-something/543800.md?page=6)