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Actor Michael Cera gets more sh*t for succeeding on personality and being strictly alterna cute in a New York Times piece on beautification software. A slideshow of famous types were put through the process, but "character and essence" was only brought up in Cera's case.

For most faces, the software made subtle changes, with the person's essence and character largely intact. The actor Michael Cera in his original form, far left, with 70 percent retouching, center, and a full transformation, right.
In other words, not even beautification software can make Cera look like James Franco. Franco was also put through the "beautification engine" and came out looking EXACTLY THE SAME.