On the more expected side of the heartthrob range, you have an actor like Will Smith, whose blossoming breakthrough matured with his late 90s appearance as the charismatic blockbuster star in Men in Black (1997) and the headlining hero in the action-thriller Enemy of the State (1998). These mainstream macho-saviour roles, once the epitome of the heartthrob"s work, were gradually being replaced by sensitive pin-ups: Matt Damon"s Oscar-winning turn in Good Will Hunting (1997) allowed him the best of both worlds: to be a mathematic genius, and have the emotional sensitivity to cry. DiCaprio was also leaning towards this portrayal of a more sensitive masculinity, as he recited Shakespearean verse  throughout Romeo + Juliet (1996).