Jul 2 2009 03:49 PM ET

Malin Akerman: Is she A-List material?

Malin-Akerman_l This morning, I checked out the trailer for the new Vince Vaughn-Jon Favreau comedy Couples Retreat (watch it below). It’s got a cast full of familiar faces (including Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, and Jason Bateman), but one stood out from the rest: Malin Akerman. Ever since her big break as the bride from hell in Ben Stiller’s The Heartbreak Kid (2007), the Swedish-born blonde has scored plum roles in big-name projects like 27 Dresses, Watchmen, and The Proposal. But so far, she’s always played second — or third, or fourth — fiddle to the movies’ stars. It got me thinking: Is Akerman building momentum or simply having her moment?

Frankly, I’m not a huge fan. Akerman definitely has more than a little Cameron Diaz in her on-screen DNA, but she doesn’t have the same easy charm that turned the Mask starlet into a household name. And if The Heartbreak Kid is any indication, she doesn’t quite have Diaz’s comedic chops either.

Still, it seems to me that Akerman has a decent shot at breaking onto the A-List eventually — but only if she builds a fanbase. And that’s where you come in, PopWatchers. Do you think Akerman deserves to graduate to starring roles? Is she a leading lady in the making? Or would you be happier to see her stick with supporting parts? Let us know in the comments!

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  • Eric Baehr

    She rocked it in Watchmen.

  • swerds

    I’m not a fan. At all. She wasn’t as grating in “The Proposal” as other things I’d seen her in, so perhaps she’s developing some subtlety?

  • PJ

    Aww, how cute, EW doesn’t like the pretty blond girl. I’m sure if she said she loved Adam Lambert you’d have a different opinion.

  • Jenn67

    There’s something about the delivery of her lines that has bugged me in ever movie I’ve seen her in. It’s halting and….I don’t know. And she just looks a little dazed all the time. I don’t think I’d see her in a leading role just yet, but maybe she can work on it.

  • Ryan

    I like her. She was very good in Watchmen and The Comeback. When she’s given a decent part, she does great. I don’t find her nearly as irritating as Cameron Diaz.

  • GeeMoney

    Nah.

  • nikki

    She totally gets on my nerves.

  • skeeve

    yes, please, if she keeps showing her boobies

  • Nathan

    She could be the hottest young actress in Hollywood, I’ll watch Malin Akerman in pretty much anything.

  • Ellen

    But she can’t act….

  • molly

    I’m not a huge malin fan, but this was the first time I’ve seen this trailer and I was laughing out loud. I’ll definitely be seeing this – but not b/c she’s in it.

  • Sarah

    I love Kristen Bell, Jason Batemen, Kristin Davis and Vince Vaughn, but I always picture Malin Ackerman in those Bridezilla roles..maybe she’ll change my mind in this movie, but I’m not a fan.

  • Malcolm

    She’s not a terrible actress, but she’s definitely below average. I think she’s risen about as far as she’ll go.

  • ThatGuyThom

    I would be happiest if she stuck to doing local car dealership commercials.
    She is a blight on the face of all things cinematic with the talent of a brain-damaged baboon.
    Granted, she is ‘pretty’. Maybe if she played a mute I’d watch.

  • GD

    Loved her in the Entourage 3some episode!

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