3. Jessica Alba
Another actor that's managed to coast by on looks alone, Jessica Alba is one of the blandest actors working today - yet she continues to get paid work. Her expanded role in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For was a woeful misstep, as she clearly wrestled with the noir-ish dialogue in a way that her co-stars simply didn't have a problem with it. It's almost like she had a hard time keeping a straight face through most of it to boot - and no one would blame her, as her attempts at seeming badass were laughable. Alba has suffered this problem for most of her career; even in a huge breakout Blockbuster role like Sue Storm in Fantastic Four was wasted on her. There's probably never been someone who looked so bored and lifeless in a superhero movie before. Oh, apart from...
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