2. Vincent Vega (John Travolta)
Movie: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Why Hes a Douche: Upon meeting Vince Vega in real life, within ten minutes youd be either shot dead, beaten half way there or otherwise engaged in some unsavoury activity, probably against your will, that definitely ends badly for someone and that someone would almost certainly be you. Apart from being a mob enforcer, which is by far one of the douchier professions (please dont hunt me down for that statement, mob enforcers, Im just presenting the facts), hes a heroin using, passive-aggressive sociopath, with a knack for pseudo-philosophy and an inability to conform to social norms. In what way is he not a douche?
Why You Love Him: Because, despite all that other stuff, hes just so god damn ice cool. He struts through life with effortless confidence, and for all his pseudo-philosophy, he often makes a whole heap of sense. This is largely thanks to Tarantinos brilliant writing; he seems to possess an innate ability to make us care deeply about characters that would otherwise be the bad guy. Travolta must also be given props here though. This was an undoubtedly difficult character to effectively present, and without both Tarantino and Travolta toeing the line between awesome and asshole so deftly, we might hold the character in much lower esteem than we do.