A Decent Adult Romantic Comedy

Rating: Null/10 (6 December 2009)

'The Ugly Truth' follows the similar storypath as other romantic comedies but this one has a doze of 'adultness' to it. The adult jokes work very well and the treatment to the story is interesting. The battle of the sexes is well depicted even though at times it gets a little overshadowed by the Abby and Mike love story. Heigl acts and co-produces. Her acting is very good. She totally nails the part. Butler, however, comes across as a little uncomfortable in his role. Sadly, the rest of the cast doesn't get much scope. The refreshing Sacramento setting was something different from the usual New York setting that has been overused in romantic comedies. Music is well utilized and the camera-work is pretty decent. The most enjoyable sequences were the ones with Butler and Heigl where their characters challenge one another with their polar opposite viewpoints, trying to prove the other wrong. Overall, it's a decent adult romantic comedy.