Body of Work: Paula Patton's Hottest Roles

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Since the last time we sat down with Paula Patton back in 2006, a lot has changed for the 34-year-old magna cum laude graduate-turned-actress. Not only did our former Hot Complex get hitched to Robin Thicke, but the couple recently had a child, landing her among the honored ranks of The 25 Hottest MILFs. And while Patton's personal life continues to flourish, so does her career. Hitting theaters this Friday, Just Wright is yet another spotlight on the beauty that is Paula Patton; we throw our own spotlight on that beauty with a look back at each of Paula's hottest roles...

HITCH, 2005

Complex Says: If you're like us, you were probably too busy inhaling popcorn and Milk Duds to catch Paula's thirty-second cameo in the opening scene of Hitch. That's why the second time around, we rented it and watched it at home on repeat with nothing but our hard candy.

IDLEWILD, 2006

Complex Says: Andre 3000 picked the right leading lady to have a love affair with in his less-than-successful musical, Idlewild. Although, what kind of reviews can you really expect when you let the movie's one saving grace, Paula Patton, [SPOILER ALERT] die at the end? Maybe we're just spoiled by our local massage parlor, but when we pay for something, we expect to be smiling when it's done.

DEJA VU, 2006

Complex Says: If deja vu is supposed to make your head hurt, then this movie did a good job of recreating the feeling. And even though they threw Paula Patton in the mix for pain relief, we would've liked it better if she was more of a gun-toting badass and less of a damsel in distress.

MIRRORS, 2008

Complex Says: Is Kiefer Sutherland's Mirrors, a movie about haunted mirrors that make people kill themselves, really just a clever metaphor inferring we're a vain society? Do we even give a fuck? As long as our vanity keeps creating stars like Paula Patton, we'll be okay.

SWING VOTE, 2008

Complex Says: Even though Paula was just acting, she did a damn good job of reporting on the presidential election in Swing Vote. If only she were really a journalist, we might actually start watching the news.

PRECIOUS, 2009

Complex Says: Paula played a concerned school teacher in the critically-acclaimed film that launched Gabby Sidibe's acting career. We just loved to see Paula has a caring and nurturing side. In addition to her hot as hot balls in hot sauce hotness.

JUST WRIGHT, 2010

Complex Says: In Just Wright, Paula plays a gold-digger after an NBA star, Common. Of course dude goes for his physical therapist/best friend-that's-a-girl, Queen Latifah. Okay, which is more believable, Common in the NBA or somebody picking Latifah over Patton?