RAVE: The Ugly Truth

We have a new contender for the crown of best on-screen orgasm thanks to the new movie The Ugly Truth!! Meg Ryan's performance in When Harry Met Sally is one of legend, thanks to the scene where she fakes an orgasm in a restaurant with Billy Crystal. The Ugly Truth, starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, has gone one better in my opinion - thanks to a pair of naughty panties and one overly curious kid... Even if rom-coms (romantic comedies) are not your thing, you should watch this film in the very least for this scene, it will have you rolling in the aisles!

For those of you who are not so good with names, you'll probably know Katherine Heigl better for her role as Izzie Stevens on Greys Anatomy. If you're a bit more 'old school' or pop culture geek like myself, you will also remember her as Isabel Evans from Roswell.

Gerard Butler should need little introduction for most women out there, and possibly even to most men... Gerard earned a special place in my heart after his role as Gerry in P.S. I Love You (which if you haven't seen, you should stop reading this and go out and get it right now! Gerard Butler with an Irish accent, starring alongside Denny from Greys Anatomy and Harry Connick Junour is definitely not a movie to be missed!!), but the boys will most likely remember him from his role as King Leonidas in 300 (which I was more than happy to watch simply for the fact the Gerard goes without a shirt for most of the movie) or as One Two in RocknRolla.

Well, enough of my drooling and reminiscing, I did start to tell you about The Ugly Truth... I can't stand reviews that end up spoiling the movie for anyone who still hasn't seen it, so I will do my best.

Short synopsis: Abby (played by Katherine Heigl) is a producer for a local TV station in Sacremento. She is single and lives alone with her cat. She dates, in a rather cringe worthy way that would put Gigi from He's Just Not That Into You to shame! The ratings for the morning chat show she produces are falling and her boss basically says they need to find a way to save the show, or they will be out of a job... Enter Mike (played by Gerard Butler) who has risen to local fame through his cable TV show called The Ugly Truth. He is crass, chauvanistic, has no problem telling women what men are really after and leaves little to the imagination! Needless to say, Abby and Mike don't really hit it off, but when Mike learns that Abby is trying to get her neighbour, Colin, to ask her out, they strike a deal... Mike will tell Abby exactly what to say, how to act and what to wear in order to seal the deal. If he fails, he'll quit the show - either way Abby thinks she will win...

Or even better, check out the trailer below:



And in case you are thinking that Colin looks a little familiar? He is no other than Rex DiMera (Eric Winter) from Days of Our Lives! We are rather behind here down under so he looks a lot older than the character on our screens, but he was also recently on Brothers and Sisters as Jason McCallister.

Katherine Heigl is absolutely delightful in her role as Abby. She plays her uptight character trying to find her inner 'librarian and stripper' in order to find her perfect guy. Gerard Butler plays is cheeky and chauvanistic character of Mike really well, and together, they are pure rom-com gold! Their on-screen chemistry adds to the hilarity of a great script, and provides fabulous cringe-worthy scenes alongside truly laugh out loud moments - and the theatre was full of laughter for most of the movie.

You will love this if you enjoyed The Proposal, What Women Want, Knocked Up or When Harry Met Sally. I know it's primarily a chick-flick, but there are plenty of laughs and even some chicks jelly-wrestling for the boys. This movie will raise your spirits and get you laughing, so get off your butts, check out when it's on and get out to see it! It may not be a film that needs to be seen on the big screen, but I can tell you, it is great to watch with a crowd...

As for a rating - I think my reviews will be rated with one of the following statements:
1) FORGET IT, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY
2) WAIT TO RENT IT ON DVD
3) PRE-ORDER NOW, BUY IT
4) GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND BOOK TICKETS NOW

This movie gets two ratings from me: GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND BOOK TICKETS NOW and PRE-ORDER NOW, BUY IT! This is definitely a movie I want to add to my DVD collection, and one I would happily watch again... In fact, I might even take mum to see it next week.