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They just keep getting younger and younger...

Has anyone else noticed that female love interests in Hollywood movies get younger and younger while their male counterparts get older and older? Take Hugh Grant, for example. In 1994, he starred opposite Andie MacDowell in Four Weddings and a Funeral. She was born in 1958 and he in 1960, making her two years older than him. So far, so good. In 1999, he made Notting Hill with Julia Roberts (seven years his junior). In 2002, he made About a Boy with Rachel Weisz (eleven years his junior). And, coming out this Valentine's Day is Music and Lyrics, a romantic comedy he made with Drew Barrymore, who is fifteen years his junior. (Incidentally, I think putting this on a chart would illustrate the point much better, but I can't be bothered. You'll have to use your imaginations.) My prediction for his next leading lady? Lindsay Lohan. Born in 1986, at twenty-six years his junior, she'd be the ideal love interest for his next film. Just think: if they made a movie together in 2010, she'd be 24 and he'd be 50. I think it's brilliant. I intend to call his agent.