Slurring supervillains, drunken sailors, singing gamines, not-so-gentle Southern men: these were the characters who, after all had been said and screened, left the biggest impact (or deepest scars) on moviegoers’ psyches over the past 12 months. We salute you, the tenacious ten of 2012; you’ll be remembered long after this year is long gone.
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