Movie Review - The Ugly Truth

Our 2nd romantic comedy of the weekend, and a much stronger showing than Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Surprisingly rated R, and I think it helped. They pushed some boundaries and used some "bad language" and some other raunchy situations which was kind of refreshing for a romantic comedy. It wasn't the standard light hearted love story but it wasn't at all complex and groundbreaking either. Katherine Heigl is about as funny as she is in Knocked Up and Gerard Butler is great as the male chauvinist. I call this a rent and even a possible buy (red box rental first of course). Heigl was basically socially retarded because she was so into her work (I think it's because she spent so much time on the Grey's Anatomy set) and can't find a man that fits her list of 10 must haves. She tries an online dating service with no luck and then meets her new hunky neighbor. Butler basically teaches Heigl how to pick up a guy with all the guy tricks. I guess I really liked this one because they swore and talked like people actually talk, it felt more natural than some of the more proper romantic comedies. Some might say they went that way to cover up a lack of substance but as you all should know by now...NEVER go into a romantic comedy expecting Oscar worthy performances. These types of movies are specifically designed to be a movie version of a light hearted novel that would only get on the best seller list because of its humor and ease of reading. So enjoy!