The Ugly Truth

Name: The Ugly Truth
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: July 24, 2009
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 28
Cast: Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl

2009

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 24, 2009 | R

Starring: Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl

Summary: The battle of the sexes heats up in Columbia Pictures’ comedy The Ugly Truth. Abby Richter 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, a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truthThe battle of the sexes heats up in Columbia Pictures’ comedy The Ugly Truth. Abby Richter 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, a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick. (Sony Pictures)… Expand

Director: Robert Luketic

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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Ruth McCann

Pleasingly glossy, refreshingly snarky and startlingly sexy. Read full review

Dallas Observer Chuck Wilson

Heigl and Butler have genuine chemistry, and the writers have given the duo some bitchy, snappy dialogue. They probably had in mind such workplace comedies as "Desk Set," starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, but in this day and age, witty banter and stars with chemistry aren't enough to catch an audience's attention. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The comedy bogs down in relentless predictability and the puzzling overuse of naughty words. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Feels about 150 years out of date. Read full review

Cliff Doerksen

Director Robert Luketic telegraphs every dismal comic beat from Venus and Mars, then reinforces them with a twinkling, leering score. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Veers between crude and cloying. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

This is the sort of comedy that requires you not only to suspend disbelief, but your sanity as well. Read full review

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RayC.

Aug 10, 2009

It was hilarious. And true.

3 of 4 users found this helpful

Dominick

Jul 26, 2009

For me this movie was very funny and seemingly good romantic comedy.

1 of 1 users found this helpful

ValA

Aug 9, 2009

This was a funny movie. I did not feel it was offensive.

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KendylKlownfish

Mar 15, 2011

Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler are charming and funny at times. However, The Ugly Truth is immensely predictable and overly cliched, lacking both intelligence and chemistry between its leading actors.

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

ypomoni

Jul 5, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Must have seen this 100 times. Same old stuff, different actors. Boy meets girl, boy and girl fight, boy helps girl get other boy, girl and boy #1 realise they are in love....Why did I bother? Oh, yeah..for Gerard Butler...
If you liked The Proposal, than you are bound to LOVE this....… Expand

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

DeborahQ

Aug 6, 2009

This movie was annoying at best - it had one or two funny moments but those were lost to the over use of crass language - enough - I was disappointed.

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GabbyB.

Jul 25, 2009

I'm sick of romantic comedies that talk down to us women. Sick of it. Hated "He's Just Not That Into You", "Confessions of a Shopaholic", and now this ("The Proposal" is the only one I've seen lately that was SOMEWHAT decent). There's like some sort of feminist backlash I'm sick of romantic comedies that talk down to us women. Sick of it. Hated "He's Just Not That Into You", "Confessions of a Shopaholic", and now this ("The Proposal" is the only one I've seen lately that was SOMEWHAT decent). There's like some sort of feminist backlash recently in romantic comedies in terms of how women are portrayed as either humorless prudes, delusional romantics, or incompetent, frivolous ditzes. I'm going to stop going to them from now on, no matter how many of my friends are going, in favor of less patronizing takes on the genre like "(500) days of Summer." Seriously, I'm done.… Expand

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