Scarlett Johanssons rack kicks ass in Avengers clip: solid or hilarious?

Although Scarlett Johansson insists that she doesn’t think of herself at all as sexy, Hollywood still seems to have a different idea. After all, she is the token “chick” in The Avengers, which is an otherwise male-dominated gathering of superheroes. As much as I’d honestly like to admire Scarlett’s desire to be taken seriously as an actress (and I really do believe she was pretty good in Ghost World, Lost in Translation, and Match Point), it’s hard to make that argument for a starlet who has willingly suited up in a tight-fitting catsuit yet still insists that she’s holding her own by virtue of talent and without any regard to her sensual allure. Further, when Scarlett claims to have grounded her We Bought a Zoo character in reality by adopting a wide-legged stance (i.e., spreading her legs), it’s hard not to laugh. And look, she’s doing it again as Black Widow:

This is all a precursor to the latest released clip from The Avengers which features Scarlett facing off against several men while handcuffed to a chair. She ceremoniously kicks their asses, which is kind of cool, but then her stunt double flips the chair over, and the scene falls apart. Mostly, it’s the fight choreography that is doing Scar no favors here, but her boobs are also a quiver with every single, solitary breath and movement that she makes. Observe:

The scene isn’t bad as far as cheesy action flicks go, sure, but it’s hard to look at anything but that marvelous rack, which is a rather strange phenomenon because every female has boobs, yet Scarlett’s seem rather exceptional despite not really being that huge. Indeed, The Superficial has hypothesized that Scarlett was only signed on as Black Widow because of the everpresent jiggling that punctuates action sequences such as this one. Yes, this is a cynical view to take, but it’s certainly not outside the realm of possibility.

The fact of the matter is that Scarlett even signed onto Iron Man 2 for a very low-balled rate (a mere $400,000) because it virually guaranteed her a continued role within a very extensive movie franchise. This was a very smart career move. Black Widow is a huge break for Scarlett, and I can see why she fought for this role, which was probably bargained for in an attempt to break free of a failed string of commercial failures that included period dramas (The Other Boleyn Girl) and romcoms (The Nanny Diaries). It must be hard for Scarlett to acknowledge that her quivering rack secured this very important gig for her, and she will probably always be in denial in that regard. Whatever the case, she looks damn good in that catsuit.

Photos courtesy of AllMoviePhoto

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