BY MAGGIE SCOTT
\n Picture Rock Hudson and Doris Day afflicted with Tourette\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s disease (the one that makes a person curse uncontrollably) in an episode of TV\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s “Sex in the City” and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have some idea of what to expect with The Ugly Truth. From the sight of adorable Katherine Heigl and swarthy Gerard Butler tossing at office colleagues and the viewing public—as well as lobbing at each other—words no genteel gal or classy gent would exchange in polite society.<\/p>\n
Polite society of Rock Hudson and Doris Day\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s era, that is. Alas, polite society has moved on from those demure days, and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not much that would have gotten a kid\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mouth washed out with soap then that isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expected from men and women now, no matter what or who they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re facing. <\/p>\n
Abby Richter (Heigl) hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t gotten to be producer of a Sacramento TV station\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s morning show by being a shy violet. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s assertive, confident and a control freak; dresses for comfort and efficiency—complete with a pair of fashionable but studious-looking spectacles—and hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t curled up in bed with anything other than her cat in over a year. Could it be the ponytail she sports that says, according to the “uber moronic misogynist” Mike Chadway (Butler) she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s either “operating heavy machinery, or about to clean the litter box”? <\/p>\n
Chadway, late of public-access TV, has invaded Abby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s domain to jump-start her show\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ratings. His outrageous call-in show, “The Ugly Truth,” with its diatribes against females\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 misguided attempts to short-circuit males\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 hard-wired baser instincts, has earned him devoted fans. They include the heavy-breathing ladies on his answering machine; grudging admirers—like the married anchors on Abby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s show Chadway goaded back into hot-to-trot; and frosty foes, like Abby, who “feels dirty” after Chadway\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s segment featuring his frolics in a pool of cherry jello with two wrestling bikini models earned the show a 12 share. <\/p>\n
Unfazed at Abby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s put-downs, Chadway sees an opening when she reveals doubts about her ability to interest a hunky orthopedist or to impress him on a date. Feigning big brother concern, Chadway shares his “rules” of the dating road and coaches Abby through a crucial phone call and first date with Colin (Eric Winter). But, the game gets serious when he realizes his makeover of Abby has also made over his love \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcem and leave \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcem attitude. <\/p>\n
Abby could be the one woman who defies all the rules. The churlish Chadway and repressed Richter strike sparks of shock and awe as his boorish bravado and her clueless cuteness collide early on in crudely capering sparring that not unexpectedly eventually evolves into startled passion and suspect feeling. <\/p>\n
Although the raunch gets layered on a bit thick for a romantic comedy starring such a refined and surprisingly deft comedienne, Heigl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sweet sparkle shines true through any ugly moments her swaggering, but undeniably sexy costar provides. A Sony Picutures release rated R for language, sexual content, partial nudity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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