Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

chimera3 Going into this for the first time, I honestly didn't know what to expect. Once I sat down to watch it, I was falling off the couch laughing. When it comes to the age-old battle of the sexes, it never gets old. There are storytellers who give a very vague, uneventful image of men and women against each other and then there are those who go right for the throat. "The Ugly Truth" is one of them. Take note: not all guys think alike and not all ladies think alike. It is just that simple. In not so many words, that's what this movie is saying. There could never be a better title than "The Ugly Truth." You cannot go PG or PG-13 with this one. R is the best that it's going to get because you cannot dumb down the relationship with men and women. It doesn't work. If you want something that you can laugh at when you're having a very bad day or just want a movie to keep you feeling good on a regular day, pursue this one. You can watch it over and over and never get tired of it.

Jakemcclake I have watched this several times and it is a ROM COM that follows a predictable formula. Furthermore, it never made me laugh at all. Part of the reason it never made me laugh is that is it so incredibly predictable. That said, the story took some deeper views of the relationships between men and women than most ROM COMs. The main relationship is between TV Producer Abby, and TV up and coming talk show or segment host Mike. In Abby we see a controlling women that scares men away, and furthermore, she has a hopeful view of finding a perfect guy someday. In Mike, we have someone running from any entanglements and seeking conquests. He has a negative view of women but still wants sex with them. He presents and ugly view of relationships, but has a sense of how to fix them to get to win win. As a side project, he helps Abby become the woman that men desire. But at the same time, she becomes someone she is not comfortable being. We also find out along the way, that Mike's negative view of women was forged by numerous negative experiences he has had in relationships with women.The final step to bring the movie to its very predictable end, is that Abby must lose her dreams and Mike lose his pre-conceived notions and take a risk based on the feelings they have developed for each other.

Johan Dondokambey The movie's main theme is really directly depicted in the suggestive nature of the scenes. The comedy is full blown geared up for mature audiences. I like to compare this movie to Hitch (2005). I think that this is quite the opposite of Hitch, especially on the methods and the conflicts the two movies presented. But The Ugly Truth hits it harder and rougher to those who have the symptoms of serious passionate relationship issue syndrome. This movie's appeal comes from all those suggestive scenes, which also sets it way apart from Hitch. The acting is just another okay overall. Gerard Butler provided the right amount of balancing to Katherine Heigl's lead performance, which is for me not very special. I like how the movie builds just enough of the complimentary characters such as Joy and Colin.

sddavis63 Truthfully, I'm not a huge fan of Gerard Butler, and I'm really not that familiar with Katherine Heigl, so I can't say that I went into this movie with particularly high expectations. But I have to confess that I was surprised. This is actually a very enjoyable movie, and at times (I'm thinking of the scene in the restaurant) it's downright hilarious. Heigl plays Abby, the uptight producer of a local Sacramento morning TV show who's always on the lookout for love but never finds it. Meanwhile, Mike (played by Butler) is the obnoxious host of an obnoxious talk show about relationships who gets hired for the morning show (against Abby's wishes) in the hopes of boosting ratings.OK. You can pretty much see where this is going to end up so it can't be considered especially original, and it's true that once it takes its predictable turn (which is thankfully fairly late in the movie) it becomes rather formulaic as opposites attract and romance blossoms, etc., etc. But the story goes on for a while before that angle gets introduced, and there's a lot of fun along the way, especially as Abby and Mike first become friends and Abby tries to reinvent herself with Mike's help in order to snare a local doctor she's attracted to (who's played by Eric Winter.)Yes, by the end it's quite predictable and the last 20 minutes or so become a little dull to be honest. But before then this movie does have a lot of laughs. Butler and Heigl also played their parts well and worked well together. It is at times (fairly often actually) a bit crude, so it's not for those who are looking for a sweet, innocent romance. But for a few laughs, this is worth watching. (7/10)