Directed by:
Robert LuketicCinematography:
Russell CarpenterComposer:
Aaron ZigmanCast:
Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins, Bonnie Somerville, Yvette Nicole Brown (more)Plots(1)
The battle of the sexes heats up in Columbia Pictures' comedy The Ugly Truth. Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick. (Sony Pictures Releasing)
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The beautiful Katherine Heigl, who has the cutest orgasm of all Hollywood actresses, and the quirky Gerald Butler are the only ingredients that somehow distinguish this offbeat romantic romp from a good 70% of its genre peers. We have fun, we relax and Butler's philosophy of life makes us relatively wiser (us guys, that is), but otherwise the ambitions and message of the film are as hopeless as the future of a relationship that puts sex on the back burner.
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I can't help it, but I only have good feelings associated with this film. Yes, I like Gerard, there's nothing I can do about it, but I found the comedy entertaining, and the chemistry between the characters absolutely great. I know the rating is somewhat exaggerated, but I had a great time watching it, and that's the main thing I expected from the film. For that reason, I'm giving it a high rating because I actually remember this romantic comedy quite well, which isn't always the case.
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Fans of the romance genre might enjoy this affair because it moves precisely within the boundaries that they are accustomed to, and it is additionally seasoned with humor, although the kind that we have seen and heard many times before. Katherine Heigl, in her professional position, possesses an excessive amount of social naivety, and Gerard Butler is slightly cheeky and nonconformist, but only enough so that the film does not risk any category of inaccessibility and, God forbid, does not deviate from the mainstream. Overall impression: 40%.
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This was a good comedy as long as it was about the ugly truth. The moment the film turned into a sappy romance, it lost its appeal to me. If I weren't mentally prepared for such an ending it would have spoiled my impression of the whole film. Luckily, I managed to keep calm and carry on. I enjoyed Gerard Butler, I didn't mind Katherine Heigl this time, although I really can't stand that brutally fake smile of hers. The shattering of ideals was excellent. There's nothing like a good clash with harsh reality. Anyway, despite the fiasco in the final quarter, I'm giving it a 4*-.
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Katherine Heigl shines and Gerard Butler relishes every juicy line, but the whole studio plot, stupid supporting characters, and actually even the spicy commentary on truth felt like a betrayal compared to what I was expecting from the trailers, and I had to do my best not to write the off movie at that very moment. The paradox is that when it slows down, the innuendos disappear, and the romance reaches top speed, I completely melted and, thanks to the actors' dramatic talent, thoroughly enjoyed the last half hour. However, due to higher expectations and the jarring unevenness of the individual scenes, disappointment prevails.
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