I’ve kept myself from doing it for long enough (I haven’t wanted to look anymore shallow than need be up until now) but buckle up people, I’m unleashing my love for Johnny Depp and who doesn’t like it, can keep on reading in secret (‘cause everyone likes this guy).

Could this guy get any cooler?

The only problem when talking about Johnny Depp is to pick a starting point. The more mature woman may start off such a discussion by having a look at 21 Jump Street but to be honest, I’m going to skip to a point in time that I can actually remember.

Love the hair!

There’s no doubt that Mr Depp is one eccentric guy and that’s part of his lure. He’s not creepy, he’s just incredibly sexy (oops… did I say the “s” word? My bad!). Even with a ton of make up caked on his face for his role as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, I still found him attractive (is that wrong?). Now, I brought up this character because I just can’t keep myself from sharing a funny story… you know that bright red lipstick donned on Depp for this flick? Well, someone I know, tattooed her lip (heard of it? Makes you look like you’re wearing lipstick all the time) and with all of the swelling immediately afterwards, looked exactly like the Mad Hatter or (even scarier), the Joker in Batman. Scary!

Tattooed lips?

Moving on, my first memory of Depp was in high school watching Edward Scissorhands. I’ll never forget being so excited that for once, we were allowed to watch something rather than listen to the teacher drone on about something to do with some boring novel (seriously, when you can only remember one line repeatedly from a novel to add as a quote in your exam essay, the book is officially boring). Although, back then, I didn’t realise why Depp intrigued me so much even though he was a bit of an oddball… it was only later that I’d discover that I wasn’t exactly as normal as highly processed white sliced bread. Oh dear!

Where can I get one of those outfits?

You’d be forgiven for assuming that I couldn’t really say anything about Johnny Depp without mentioning the Pirates of the Caribbean flicks but I want to skip to a film that’s a little less mainstream: Secret Window. Never have I been so fascinated by an author who’s being stalked. And judging by this movie, being a full-time, even partially successful author does have its benefits: sleeping all day next to a bag of chips and a bottle of beer and waking up, looking in the mirror and bam! You see someone looking as fine as Johnny Depp staring back at you. Anyway, look out for the killer twist at the end of this flick and really, what else would you expect from a novel based on a Stephen King book?

Usually, whenever my Dad whips out the Godfather movies and tries to engage in some rather unsettling ‘father/daughter’ bonding session, I summon my girly screams and exit the room as quickly as possible (I still want that bar fridge in my room so that I can just stay in there and avoid such confrontations). But, there is one gangster flick even I can cope with: Public Enemies. Sure, I’ve got no idea what it’s about… something about a crook by the name of John Dillinger who everyone loved but… how good does Depp looking dressed sleekly in black sporting a fedora hat? Smokin’!

Nice and conventional...

All of this Johnny Depp talk has put me in the mood for a bit of a movie marathon but the hardest thing is deciding what to watch. I haven’t even gotten my teeth stuck into Chocolat (sure to make you hungry and have to loosen that belt a couple of notches) or even Finding Neverland (here, Depp sports a fairly traditional haircut and still looks hot… let’s just say that John Travolta didn’t fare so well with the same hair-do in Old Dogs).

Who gave me this hair?

Well, I’ve got plenty of fun times ahead but don’t you go getting excited (you can’t get rid of me that easily) ‘cause I’ll be back on Wednesday with a few new releases that’ll get your heart racing.