Short fat old loser like Vinny bags a sexy young Lisa???!!??
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JosephASpadaro — 10 years ago(November 11, 2015 11:04 PM)
One thing to remember is that you get the sense Vinny and Lisa have been together for a long time. I always assumed at least a decade.
There is that scene where they are at that cabin; Vinny is reading and studying for his court case, while Mona Lisa is pacing back and forth on the porch. This is the scene where she stomps her foot and complains about her biological clock.
In that scene, I believe she says to Vinny something along the lines of: "We agreed that we will get married when you win your fist case. Well, I have been waiting ten long years now."
Doesn't she say something like that? -
mica404 — 12 years ago(July 14, 2013 11:09 AM)
In all Honestly, Charisma trumps pure looks 9/10 times.
Vinny worked with her for years. Even if she dismissed him at first purely on looks, give a guy with his charisma enough time to work on her, and
As pointed out, by the time of the movie, they've been together 10 years, and as others have mentioned, the chemistry is what makes them a couple.
For me, the leaky tap scene sums everything up. He argues because that's his nature, she argues with him as he is challenging her, and they both get off on it. -
randydidit — 12 years ago(November 29, 2013 05:23 PM)
people need to stop assuming a girl would be with a guy only cos he has money. and why would a guy be with a less than average looking girl? whats the excuse there? it DOES happen, yet no one assumes SHE must be rich. just so cliche and old school to think that way
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JosephASpadaro — 10 years ago(November 11, 2015 11:07 PM)
In all Honestly, Charisma trumps pure looks 9/10 times.
Vinny worked with her for years. Even if she dismissed him at first purely on looks, give a guy with his charisma enough time to work on her, and
Excellent point. Vinny did indeed have charisma. -
jamesdean-13 — 9 years ago(June 12, 2016 05:35 PM)
Agreed, 100%
I've met some incredibly, unrealistically/too handsome for words (physically) men that were just a major snoozefest. Couldn't carry on a conversation to save their lives (strikes me as relying on their looks to get by)
As insanely, ridiculously hot as they were - I found them unattractive quickly because they had 0 personality.
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AGood — 11 years ago(July 27, 2014 06:47 AM)
Its actually very likely
- He worked in her fathers garage, so there was no competition it was likely him, her and maybe her father and that was it.
- She was clearly a tom boy and thus does not follow normal conventions.
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JosephASpadaro — 10 years ago(November 11, 2015 11:11 PM)
do you think that Bill( Ralph Macchio's character) would have been a better match for her than Vinny? just curious.
In real life, I would bet that Marisa Tomei and Ralph Macchio are very close in age. My guess is that they were both born in early (maybe mid) 1960's.
But, in this film, they played down Macchio's age. He was playing a college student. And, with his baby face, he could easily pass for a high school student.
Also, he seemed naive; Mona Lisa (Marisa Tomei) was more worldly (i.e., street smart). -
compact_disc_rack — 11 years ago(January 18, 2015 02:57 PM)
Of all the unrealistic beep in Hollywood I think this was plausible. First of all I don't think everyone agrees Marissa Tomei was THAT gorgeous in this film.
But most importantly, guys who lack the physical traits can make it up with other things. He had balls and a great sense of humor. That goes a long way. And it was obvious they had the same background, so they already had a cultural bond to work on. For a girl like that some waspy Jude Law character would have been boring. -
JohnSmythe — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 11:52 AM)
Appearances aside, they were extremely compatible and worked well as a couple. Same wit, humour, personalities and interests. If they also had a fulfilling sex life I can't see why they wouldn't be together.
Maybe Lisa's hotness prevented other more conventionally attractive guys from hitting on her and she liked the fact that Vinny had the balls to go after her and she found him really funny. He was also not afraid of a fight and obviously quite capable of handling himself despite his average height.
He took out TJ with one single punch (albeit a bit of a sucker punch lol). Maybe when they were out on their first date some guy made a comment about him or Lisa and Vinny put him in his place with a wise-crack remark and then when challenged he beat the sh!t out of the guy just for good measure.
Lisa and Vinny both come from a background were honouring your man and lady and important, so his charm and protectiveness of her would most likely score very highly with her and her family. Vinny was working at her father's garage at some point during law school, so perhaps they met there or even grew up together.
I know in real life they 're 21 years apart, but I got the feeling that in the film Lisa was meant to be later 20s and Vinny mid 30s, so a round a 7 to 8 year difference, not something that would really be frowned upon if they started dating when she was 18-19 and he was 26-27 and he was a nice respectable Italian guy from the neighbourhood.