Cinematically speaking, 2011 was the Year of the Guy. By this I mean the genuine article, the "you can't kill 'em, you can't live without 'em" variety. Here are the 10 films of the year that feature the most distinctly provocative males in the most appropriate vehicles. All are handsome in suits or cargo pants. All know how to pay compliments (well, most of them, anyway). And at some point or another, they all make you want to scream with frustration. That's what guys do: They step into our lives and brighten them up and then ruin everything. But imagine a movie without one insensitive and irascible guy to get mad at. No way.
1. "Biutiful": The star of this film is Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men") and after this, you'll understand why the gorgeous Penelope Cruz accepted his marriage proposal. Bardem plays a sick, weak wreck of a man working as a second-class gangster in Barcelona. What dangerous and decadent sexiness. Swoon.
2. "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol": The guyiest of guys at this point in time is probably Tom Cruise — he's that boy in high school who excelled at every single thing and still chose to run laps on the 2-km track over going out with prom queens. The wonder is that he can keep this up at 49. Will he ever let up? Let's hope not.