Synopsis
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.
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Cast
- Katherine HeiglAbby
- Gerard ButlerMike Chadway
- Eric WinterColin
- Nick SearcyStuart
- Bree TurnerJoy
- John Michael HigginsLarry
- Kevin ConnollyJim
- Cheryl HinesGeorgia
- Bonnie SomervilleElizabeth
- Jesse D. GoinsCliff
Recommendations
- 63
ReelViews
The only thing that differentiates it from far too many other uninspired rom-coms is that some of the material is funny and there is an occasional edge to the repartee. Beyond that, however, it's a cookie-cutter movie, and the cookies are pretty stale. - 60
Variety
The Ugly Truth is an arch, contrived, entirely predictable romantic comedy assembled with sufficient audience-friendly elements to put it over as both a good girls' night attraction and a date-night lure raunchy enough to leave couples in the right mood afterward. - 60
Dallas Observer
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. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The Ugly Truth isn't fizzy and fun -- it's vacuously snappy. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A romantic comedy depends, of course, on the chemistry between the leads, and here the film is more successful. Both Heigl and Butler find the appeal in very flawed characters. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The comedy bogs down in relentless predictability and the puzzling overuse of naughty words. - 38
Philadelphia Inquirer
Screenwriters Nicole Eastman and the "Blonde" team of Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith provide dialogue that has the propriety of the locker room. - 25
The A.V. Club
The sort of rom-com apparatus that no relationship can overcome.
