10 Actresses Who Could Use a Career Reboot

By Ethan Young /

9. Anna Faris

Anna has been around for over a decade, and ever since the smash success of Scary Movie, I€™ve been waiting for her to be comedy€™s go-to goofy girl. However, twelve years later and about twenty goofy girls later, she still hasn€™t quite hit the big time. I thought her turn in The House Bunny would be star-making, and it certainly gained her a lot of fans, but it wasn€™t enough to bring her to the next level. Her biggest mistake was letting the Scary Movie franchise define her for so long €“ every time something else didn€™t work out, she came back for more. This works for some franchises, but not one that has garnered such a laughable reputation thanks to the slew of other spoof movies (looking at you, Epic Movie). I had hope that What's Your Number? could hit the spot for moviegoers, but sadly it came and went without much of a second thought. Is there hope for her yet?: Well€ that€™s debatable. On one hand, she made the VERY correct decision by declining a role in Scary Movie 5 (poor Ashley Tisdale), and a supporting turn The Dictator was a wise move . On the other hand, a look at her upcoming projects doesn€™t exactly inspire confidence in her future. The most promising, Movie 43, is only promising because of who€™s around her (Emma Stone and Kate Winslet, not to mention an array of others). The other two just seem like more additions to her C-list rom-com resume. My suggestion: If Anna takes a brief step out of the spotlight in less respectable movies to let her quirk shine in supporting roles for a while, maybe the world will finally see what she can do.