The Ugly Truth, in UK cinemas August 5th
It’s a battle of the sexes that ends as all rom-coms do, with the pair falling madly in love – but The Ugly Truth delves deeper into the psychology of what makes men from Mars and women from Venus.
For centuries, great thinkers have pondered the vast gap that exists between the male point of view and the female, and wondered if we can ever really connect. Enter The Ugly Truth – a smart, sexy comedy about men, women and the giant abyss that stands between the way we each think about, fantasize about and try and seduce the other.
Katherine Heigl (from Knocked Up and “Grey’s Anatomy”) and Gerard Butler (from 300) throw sparks as two co-workers destined to despise one another. She’s out to find a sophisticated dream partner and he’s on a mission to tell women to get real and admit that men have just one thing on their minds. But when he decides to help her get what she wants, they both learn something unexpected – and that’s just how powerfully even the most defiant opposites attract.
Abby Richter (Heigl) is an ambitious morning talk show producer who prides herself on being able to find an instant solution to any problem – any problem that is except her own unhappily single status. When it comes to dating, the always-in-control Abby has a flawless track record of failure.
When her show suffers a ratings slump, Abby is forced to team-up with the newly recruited special correspondent Mike Chadway (Butler), a man who couldn’t push more of her buttons. His “The Ugly Truth” segment promises to spill the beans on what makes men really tick. But his outrageously racy, gleefully chauvinistic, “shock jock” style rubs Abby up in all the wrong ways. To make matters worse, he becomes an instant ratings bonanza, sealing his network status.
Then Abby unexpectedly meets her neigbour, Colin who is a single doctor and everything Mike Chadway isn’t – suave, polite, not remotely into jello wrestling. This time, Abby doesn’t want to blow it. She hates to admit it, but she needs Mike’s insight into the male mind to make the right moves. Now, as Mike coaches Abby and Abby puts Mike’s provocative seduction theories to the test, they are both about to discover an ironic truth, as they unexpectedly begin to fall head over heels for each other.
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So what do you think about the age old question? Do men and women really want different things, or is yin and yang or Mars and Venus exactly the reason it works? What’s your view of the so-called Ugly Truth? If you see the film let us know how you’d rate it – we are giving it a solid four star at JustSingles.com!
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