Top 5 Dream Movie Men

So the other morning I dragged an extremely heave suitcase up and down four different flights of stairs in two different London underground stations. Naturally there was no lifts in either of them so I carried it by myself whilst juggling my laptop and handbag. I'm known to be ever-so slightly on the weak side (ahem...), needless to say this was quite struggle. Out of all the people, namely men, who passed me not a SINGLE person stopped to offer me a hand. I don't particularly consider myself an ugly leper so I'm assuming that's not the reason.. Is chivalry just coming dead now? Or am I being contradictory in wanting to be seen as an "independent woman" (said with a head wiggle and finger snap) but at the same time expecting a strong man to come to my rescue in heavy bag carrying situations such as this? I just do not know. What I have decided, however, is that movies and TV shows have ruined/heightened to a completely unrealistic level my expectations of the male species. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are some delightful chaps around somewhere but I think I speak for many ladies when I ask, where the hell are you?! And soooo, here's my Top 5 list of my Dream Movie Men for you to dream about until you can find someone with at least a few of their qualities :)

5.  Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in Casablanca
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.."
The ultimate understated love tragedy in my opinion! There may not have been a dramatic death alla R&J, but instead Casablanca is a perfect example of being in the right place at the wrong time. Needless to say it doesn't end well, but it doesn't matter because Rick sacrifices his own happiness with Ilsa because he knows she would regret leaving her husband. I shed a tear every time I hear Rick say "We'll always have Paris" and I can't even listen to 'As Time Goes By'. Rick Blaine is a true gentleman and selfless soul.

4. Cary Grant as Nickie Ferrante in An Affair to Remember
"There must be something between us, even if it's only an ocean."
There's a reason why this film is always voted as one of the most romantic of all time. I always feel like I need a long nap after watching this film because it is emotionally exhausting (in a good way of course!). The fun, the tradegy, the heartbreak, the hope! It's all just too much, but I love that it doesn't  play out as you expect. Cary is gorgeous, of course, in his charming, old Hollywood manner, and his commitment and love for Terry, even when he believes she has rejected him is what qualifies him as my number four!

3. John Cusack as Lloyd Dodler in Say Anything
"One question: do you need...someone, or do you need me?...Forget it, I don't really care."
I think I may be a little biased on this one due to my slightly unusual obsession with John Cusack characters BUT this movie is just so adorable. It's ordinary love between pretty ordinary people but it's young, innocent, and so so sweet! I'm sure we've all been there, just not with anyone as amazing as Lloyd Dodler! Please, oh, please will someone stand outside my house with a boombox playing Peter Gabriel?!

2. Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice
"I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on."
I know it's predictable but who doesn't want the shy and somewhat moody (oh and a bit rich) gentleman who is never interested in anyone to fall in love with them?! Good ol' Jane got it spot on, proving that in 200 years the ways of men and women have changed very little. Darcy is rude and pretentious and yet you completely understand Elizabeth's love for him towards the end. It's romantic in a truly British way, without cheesiness and chiches, and oh.my.god the second proposal on the moors! Who could resist...
(P.S. It was a tough decision but I chose Matthew over Colin Firth purely because I fancy him more ;)

1. Ryan Gosling as Noah Calhoun in The Notebook
"It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day."
Predictable maybe, but there is a reason why pretty much every woman on the planet fell in love with Noah! I don't know, maybe it's unrealistic, but to me this is REAL love. Not many men would write a letter every day for a year...nor would they build a house with a porch exactly how you'd wanted...nor would they dance in the road with you but Noah will!! So for all the men that think this film is sappy, girly nonsense, if I were you I'd sit down and take some serious notes. Noah, "if you're a bird, I'm a bird!"