Heigl is said to have fallen out with Apatow since the making of Knocked Up. Maybe she should reconnect with him.
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08/14/09
The Ugly Truth (2009)
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Reviews Counted:151
Fresh:22
Rotten:129
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: Despite the best efforts of Butler and Heigl, The Ugly Truth suffers from a weak script that relies on romantic comedy formula, with little charm or comedic payoff.
Australian Rating: TBC
Genre: Comedies
Australian Theatrical Release:
Aug 6, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $88,915,214
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines, Bonnie Somerville
Director: Robert Luketic
Reviews for The Ugly Truth
Top CriticOne of the uglier truths about The Ugly Truth is that its screenplay was co-written by three women who have really sold their gender down the river. Way to represent the cause, ladies.
08/07/09
Top CriticRomantic comedies aren’t meant to be believable, but this one really stretches it. Nevertheless there is some enjoyment to be found.
08/07/09
Top CriticThe comic highlight is when Heigl wears a pair of vibrating pants to a business dinner.
08/05/09
Top CriticDespite the obvious chemistry between the two leads, and comic moments inspired by classic romance stories, the film fails to deliver above the usual romantic slush.
08/04/09
Top CriticIf you're expecting a sophisticated battle of the sexes comedy with smart, witty dialogue, you'll be disappointed, but there's genuine chemistry between Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, and in director Robert Luketic's hands, there's fun to be had
07/29/09
Top Critic...a mildly diverting yet thoroughly uninvolving romantic comedy...
11/14/09
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10/13/09
As a girls'-night-out movie for those in the right frame of mind, it gets some laughs, even a few big ones. But this opposites-attract comedy is wildly uneven: There are long stretches of down time, and some of the humor is so crude it backfires.
09/10/09
Apparently, the ugly truth is that neither sex needs or deserves respect. How romantic. The 'Sex and the City' gals would be proud.
09/08/09
Formula can be fun, as it is here.
08/31/09
This lackluster, stereotypical movie attempts to update its shopworn formula with a stream of four letter words and sexually crude phrases in Judd Apatow fashion but ends up turning off everyone in the process.
08/26/09
Allowing the characters to talk dirty adds nothing to the chick flick formula.
08/21/09
THE UGLY TRUTH isn't as painfully predictable as THE PROPOSAL, and it's funnier too. That doesn't mean it's a complete success. I never really wanted the two leads to end up with each other, and the transition in which they fall in love is clunky.
08/16/09
Yet another wearying "battle-of-the-sexes" romp that's sure to please dumb people but didn't please me.
08/15/09
Daring and dirty, making it so delicious.
08/14/09
Ugly can't Describe the Truth about this Film
08/13/09
It's hard to believe the script is attributed to three women, because this could send the Women's Movement back sixty years.
08/11/09
An old-fashioned battle-of-the-sexes comedy refurbished with the kind of language (mostly about oral sex) that would once have made a maiden blush.
08/11/09
The film is desperate to be edgy, but its attempts at adult humour are woefully misjudged.
08/11/09
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