Review of
The
Ugly Truth, DVD version
Four out of five stars
This movie has
some great dialogue that throws a lot of the political correctness guidelines
(rules) out of the way. It is a love story, but one that moves in opposite
directions before the two principals make what is clear very early possible, that
they will end up together.
Katharine Heigl stars as Abby, a television producer that
takes her control freak nature everywhere she goes, including her dating with
men. Gerard Butler is Mike, a television star known for his obnoxious, cynical
and controversial attitudes towards the relationships between men and women.
Desperate for an improvement in the ratings of a show Abby produces called “The
Ugly Truth,” Mike is hired by the station to be a part of the show. An action that sets her
off, for she knows what Mike’s approach is.
Mike is an
immediate hit with the audience and the ratings take off, frustrating the
straight-laced Abby. This starts a series of events where they cooperate in the
show and in helping Abby date her attractive neighbor that is a physician. This
movie is made by the dialogue, which is quite refreshing in an age when political
correctness sometimes overrules what is funny and appropriate, given the
context. There is only a brief scene of male nudity from the back and none else
was really needed. There is some harsh language, but it never takes the form of
being used just to use it. This is a love story that both genders can enjoy as
both sides are represented.
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