Lena Olin vs. Lolita Davidovich
Battle of the Aging Sexpots

As has already been discussed in this space, it is generally accepted that female actors in Hollywood are generally divided into three age categories. If they're too old to play the ingenue, and too young to play the foul-mouthed, libidinous granny, they must do time in the Valley of the Mature Quails, where they get to play love interests to the likes of Kevin Costner or Robert Redford (that is, if Robin Wright Penn and Kristin Scott Thomas haven't beat them to it).

Unfortunately, there are some actors who just don't seem smart enough to play district attorneys or surgeons or members of Congress. Fortunately, there are roles that call for them to do little more than look pretty, but kind of old, and maybe a little slutty. Or tragic. Or even tragically slutty. Make no mistake -- Sharon Stone has already purchased an acre in the Valley of the Mature Quails and will be breaking ground on her villa there within the year. When that time comes, she'll be starting catfights with Rebecca De Mornay and Melanie Griffith. Until then, the hot ticket is Olin vs. Davidovich.

Granted, they don't really look that much alike. But neither of them works very much. When they do, the movie is guaranteed to be pretty forgettable. Havana? Blaze? Polish Wedding? Mystery, Alaska? Mystery Men? Okay, I liked the last of those, but really, did you even remember that either Davidovich or Olin was in it? They both have red hair. One of them has a foreign accent, while the other has a name that makes it seem like she should have a foreign accent even though she doesn't.

Fametracker recommends that Lena Olin and Lolita Davidovich merge their CVs and start billing themselves as Lolena Davolovich. But since that isn't realistic....

Advantage: Alan Rickman. He has more hair, and he's sexier.