Sunday, December 20, 2009

1st Movie: The Ugly Truth

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Awesome graphic design for The Ugly Truth.

Romantic comedies for the last several years have been extremely careful. I haven't seen one that has portrayed a realistic human relationship that has gotten across as well as The Ugly Truth has. They've all been so safe, showing a perfect ending where the lady always gets her knight and shinging armor and live happily ever after. It always ends perfect, but hey, thats the way the audience likes it right? Well... yes and know. I remember as a kid watching Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle and all those other chick/romantic movies that made you feel warm and fuzzy at the end and everything turend out perfect. We love it when there's a happy ending and the guy gets the girl and its all happy-go-lucky, but at the same time, we know it's just Hollywood. This movie has a way to do that, but at the same time make us not want to barf all over ourselves because of all the mushy, gushy loveingness in it.

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Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler prove their chemistry is anything but ugly.

The Ugly Truth stars the delightful Katherine Heigl as an uptight female producer, Abby, who's TV morning news show is in trouble. The station then brings in an outrageous, straight-talker, Mike, who tells the ugly truth, or his version of it about men, women and relationships. He is a hit with everyone on the show and the audience except for Abby. Abby then meets a handsome doctor who meets all the guidelines of her idea of a perfect man. Abby makes a deal with Mike, if he can get her the man of her dreams then she'll work with him to make the show as successful as possible, but if he can't, then he has to quit.

This movie is crud, harsh, unforgiving and completely outrageous. It crosses the line sooo many times, and I honestly wasn't expecting it to be this insane!!!!! And I relished every minute of it!!! It was an awesome movie and all the actors really brought there A game. Gerard Butler is hilarious and Katherine Heigl is a breath of freah air as always.

The movie has many shocking statements and moments in it. My favorite part is when she wears vibrating underwear at a dinner meeting with TV executives and begins to have an orgasim. I love it so much and it made me love Katherine Heigl as an actress even more than I already did.

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The scene that even gave me good vibrations!

And yes, it does have a typical Hollywood, romantic ending, but not the kind that makes you want to blow your brains out. It's real and touching. There's nothing phony about it in one of the ending scenes she asks him "You're in love with me. Why?" he then says "Beaths the shit out of me, but I am." It's real and it's ugly, it's the ugly truth! Hey maybe thats why they named the movie the way they did!!! But seriously, go get it, rent it, just see it. It's sure to put a smile on your face and make you go "OMG! Did he really just say that?"

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