The last time most of us saw Gerard Butler, he was kicking butt as King Leonidas in “300.” Hilary Swank also knows how to kick butt, as she did as boxer Maggie Fitzgerald in “Million Dollar Baby.” But now, they’ve changed their game, starring as married couple Gerry and Holly Kennedy in “P.S. I Love You” — a romantic comedy of all things. How do we like our stars best? Time for the faceoff to decide.
HILARY SWANK
GIRLY GIRL
HOLLY KENNEDY: Admitted in a recent interview to a love of shoes.
MAGGIE FITZGERALD: Had her broken nose set back into place in the middle of a fight.
ON-SCREEN MOVES
Trips while singing karaoke, falls down in a canoe while fishing.
Jabs, uppercuts, body blows.
NICKNAME
“My baby,” “my love,” “disco diva” — do you really want to hear more?
“Mo cuishle,” which means “my darling, my blood.”
THE WINNER: MAGGIE
Maggie. It’s hard to follow an Oscar-winning performance–just ask Halle Berry. Unfortunately for Swank, “P.S. I Love You” has “Catwoman” written all over it.
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GERARD BUTLER
PHYSIQUE
GERRY KENNEDY: Respectably fit, but not a freak-of-nature Spartan.
KING LEONIDAS: Chiseled like a rock with abs that Arnold Schwarzenegger could admire — and with a short ponytail that Angelina Jolie could admire.
WARDROBE
Typical married-man fare, including the stylish suspenders with boxer shorts.
Typical Spartan warrior fare, including Spartan helmets and flowing red capes, although the red might just be blood.
THE ENEMY
Death, which arrives early for Gerry.
The (seemingly) all-powerful Xerxes, who towers over his minions and sounds like the dude from “Saw.”
THE WINNER: KING LEONIDAS
Butler might be believable as a head-over-heels-in-love husband, but we’d rather see him slicing and dicing heads and heels a la Leonidas.
