I have to admit that I am a huge fan of chick flicks, as long as they are comedic. When I saw advertisements for The Ugly Truth, I thought, "Hey, why not?" Katherine Heigl, in my opinion, is a semi-talented actress but always amusing to watch on the screen. I've never been a big fan of Gerard Butler (he comes across as a massive grease ball), but he was the perfect character to shine across from Heigl.
Katherine Heigl plays Abby Richter, a sensible, successful television producer who enjoys running cooking shows on the air. Unfortunately, ratings are at an all time low, and while Richter attempts to convince her boss that the ratings will pick up, her boss is sadly unconvinced.
One night while Abby is settling in at home, her cat steps on the remote control for the TV and changes the channel to one called, "The Ugly Truth". With no surprise, there sits Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a crass man who mouths off about what he believes to be the truth between men and women. Thoroughly offended by the man's comments, Richter snatches up her phone and puts a call through to Chadway. A brief altercation occurs, Chadway hangs up, and Richter continues on with her life... or so she thinks.
In an attempt to improve ratings, Richter's boss brings in someone who has very high ratings on his own TV segment - Mike Chadway.
It's impossible to write any more about the movie without spoiling the hilarious twists and turns of events, but allow me to leave you with this: What I got from the movie was a very crude sense of humour that I did not expect, but found absolutely laugh-out-loud hilarious. Richter and Chadway have such a clash of personalities that somehow mesh at the same time (especially when Chadway becomes Richter's dating coach... Have I said too much?). The comedic events had me laughing my buns off, which is rare for a chick flick.
It's definitely not what I expected; it was a hell of a lot better.
Rating: A
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