Dumb Giovanni

For the second time this year, Giovanni Ribisi is playing a brainy aviation technician in a major Hollywood film. First time was Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow, and now Flight Of The Phoenix. Maybe he liked the parts. Maybe he liked the money.

Or maybe he's worried he's still best known as Phoebe's moronic brother Frank Jr. on Friends, and wants to change his image so audiences will accept him in smarter roles.