Adrien Brody’s suit is out of this world

First, you should know that this was my first Ken doll:

That is not my actual doll. I found that picture on a website that’s a real testament to the power of the Internet. But that’s not the point.

The point is that in this photo full of stand-out individuals — the idyllic Natalie Portman in an iffy red-orange frock, Jason Schwartzman being ineffably Schwartzmanesque, Roman Coppola aping Wes Anderson’s 1970s fashion sense and feeling disproportionately pleased with the result, Owen Wilson out in public for the first time since The Incident and hiding his wrists — it is critically acclaimed actor-turned-rapper Adrien Brody who is so clearly that which does not belong.

For chrissake, the guy is wearing an iridescent suit — possibly made of actual satin. He had to see it, try it on, have it tailored to fit, and choose to wear it to this event. And yet he looks completely aloof, as if he’s unaware of and not at all interested in what he’s wearing, or, for that matter, that he’s on a stage.

He looks exactly like a middle school skater boy being told for the fiftieth time not to wax the benches by the bus turnaround — only dressed up in a show choir costume.