Could have been a lot better

Rating: 3/10 (17 February 2010)

(The movie has already done extremely well at the box office earning a very respectable 5x return on investment according to box office mojo. So I feel like I am swimming against the current when I disagree with the rest of my fellow moviegoers. Nevertheless, here's my view) No matter how cute the girl next door /played by Katherine Heigl/ is and how suavely cool the macho man /played by Gerard Butler/ is, this film is beyond saving.
I understand why Katherine would take up this role, she is trying to break out of Greys Anatomy and I also understand why this is good for Gerard Butler, he is trying to soften his 300 image to give him a broader appeal. And to be fair, both of them have done a very commendable job. Despite the talent and the funding involved, how could this project lack the spinal cord of a decent script is beyond me.
Effects/Action/video quality... requires money but Script requires creativity and hard work. So when it comes to the story, a couple of guys out of film school are at par with the best and brightest of the mega studios. And that's why, for me, lack of a good script is an original sin which cannot be forgiven.
This is a big step down for Robert Luketic from 21.
Hopefully we get better entertainers going forward when you have a team similar to this one.
This review was originally posted on my blog: http://roundhayreview.blogspot.com/2009/12/ugly-truth.html