‘The Ugly Truth’ Opens Everywhere Friday

This looks like one of those films where the brawny, manly man brings the elitist feminist down to Earth.

That's good for America.

Trust me, John, the man will learn his lesson by the end, and the lesson will be The Man Was Wrong (unless David Mamet or Neil Labute wrote it, but I don't get the sense either had involvement).

Thought it was okay when it was "Someone Like You…" Mainly because I'm all for Ashley Judd doing cheerleader routines in her underwear as long as she's not spouting off ill informed animal rights propaganda at the same time.

I hope so. I hope it's not one of those where the guy "learns his lesson" by the end. That would kill it.

Come now…we can all see what is going to happen. It's just yet another take on Cyrano de Bergerac. I am sure that by the end, Butler's character will come to realize the shallowness of his ways and that, deep down, he has fallen in love with Heigl's character. She, of course, will have learned to see past Butler's bravado and see the good man that he really is.

Despite knowing all that, I laughed at the trailer.

I'm thinking of starting a petition for Gerard Butler to stop making chick flicks and return to action movies. The Ugly Truth? PS I love you? Nim's freaking Island? Gaaaaghhh. Maybe I'm a weird chick, but I'd rather watch 300 than any of that stuff…mmmm Spartan abs…what was I saying? Oh yeah. Gerard, please stop the chick movies and be all macho again.

I liked it 40 years ago when it was called "Pillow Talk."

I predict the guinea pig movie beats this this weekend, with Harry likely still being #1. Although Bullock's "The Proposal" is still making money, so maybe this can score some o' that sweet rom-com $ before next month's super ChickLitFlick "Julie & Julia."

was not this movie done in the 80"s. i dont remember so i guess thas what this movie will do. great date movie but the guys need the hangover and transformer 2, but my date and i loved proposal.she is just so gorgous and funny at the sametime. still cant figure her and jessy. he's a lube guy she a smart business women.

Butler's an actor. He said himself he didn't feel like he had another 300 flick in him. The man is nearly 40…I don't mind when an actor stretches the talents he has. But Butler is starting to look a little worn out. Puffy cheeked, like a chipmunk.

Butler used to be the dude to. Whats up with the puffy cheeks now? He looks wierd to me.

Looks like a heavy drinker, IMHO, although I think he gave up smoking a few years ago, so he may have packed on a few too many pounds as a lot of new quitters do.

I was hoping that a Gerard Butler mention would herald the return of Stephanie! IMDB was running the trailer for his next flick, the action film "Gamer"….I won't mention that GB was talking to Craig Ferguson about his work in a Dreamworks animation film…..
But I agree, I like Gerard in action films; hoping to rent RockARolla (or whatever that is) soon.

I believe Law Abiding Citizen is finished filming now…but I haven't checked recently having lost interest in anything Butler does. He used to be kind of a refreshing character in Hollywood and he bought into the whole thing, including going to Deepak Chopra's Indian Crack House to stop smoking…and then it didn't work. What a tool.

Yum. Weenie in a bun.

This film is rocking 11% at Rotten Tomatoes. Looks like the title is Ugly Truth in advertising.

Haven't they already remade Cyrano de Bergerac?
This is Roxanne with Steve Martin but with genders reversed. Still… looks OK.

Heigl: "So men only think with their groins?"

Butler: "That's right my hot blond babe!"

Heigl: "I can't believe that, this is such madness"

Butler: "NO! THIS IS SPARTAAAAA!"

The audience totally didn't see that coming.

I find it interesting this movie is about to hit theaters as Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston are currently filming a movie and fielding questions of romance on the set. While I believe Gerry isn't necessarily a no name actor, I tend to think the women, Heigl and Aniston, funded these movies and choose to work with Gerry in their chick flicks — The Hollywood elitist feminists choose to work with a known man whore from Sparta. Regardless of the movie's story arch, doesn't this in itself bring the elitist feminist down to Earth?

Butler was in "Timeline" — small role but stole the film from the lead — forget who it was.
Butler's "Attila" (Made for TV) was one of the better movies I've seen (and it never was in theatres).
Butler's phantom was more attractive even with the scars than the lead who got the girl — forget who that was, too. Anybody know?

This actor is grossly under-used. He needs to watch the chick flicks, however, as the same thing happened to Hugh Jackman — he got stuck in films where he was the manly skirt chaser who was "tamed" by (in Hugh's case, Meg Ryan and Ashley Judd). I can't think of any film with Christian Bale in the lead that Gerard Butler wouldn't have been better.

There are some excellent male actors out there. Unfortunately, they're all Brits, Scots or Aussies. American men are just damned boring with the exception of Robert Downey, Jr., Too much PC in their bloodstream(s).

She is very attractive with her mouth SHUT!!!

You can't tell me with a straight face that Butler would've been a better Batman. I'll give you the rest–in fact, seeing Jackman and Butler go head-to-head in Prestige would've been slick–but with the exception of the nasal Batman voice, Bale owns that role.

Is this the Stepahie from DHP? If so, where have you been?

Sorry, I think Butler would have been a better Batman than Bale except perhaps that he might be too tall, thus too imposing. Keaton was a much better Batman than Bale (IMHO) as was Kilmer though Bale was better than Clooney who sucked in the role.

Have you seen "Public Enemies" yet? Bale was bloody awful! Johnny Depp acted rings around him. When Bale is "acting" I never forget for a minute that I'm watching Christian Bale ACTING or what passes as his impersonation of same.

Frankly I cannot imagine any role that he can play that someone else couldn't do better. That's unlike Robert Downey, Jr. or Johnny Depp. I can't imagine any role they can't play.

I am sooooooo not going there.

" I can't think of any film with Christian Bale in the lead that Gerard Butler wouldn't have been better."

He played second fiddle to Bale in "Reign of Fire". Would have been interesting to see the roles reversed in that one.

Actually, I call "Idiocracy" a portent of things to come.

Yes Tommy, the 2006 one. Have never seen the other one.

Gotta love Pam Grier!