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The Ugly Truth (2009)
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Summary: A romantically challenged morning show producer (Heigl) is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent (Butler) to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Country: USA
Directed By: Robert Luketic
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The Ugly Truth belongs to 1 collection
1. Eligible for Academy Award Best Picture 2009 (public: moderated by Ross - 2 stars)


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na coldfish
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T3
na Rand00m
60
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na jenya291182
38
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na shlebede
14
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na andrewpkey
5
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na kmg90
75
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na OlCuM
59
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na aadhi
90
T9
na chels859
20
T1
na Tic!
50
T2
na whitelighter
65
T7
na foxforcefive
65
T1
an average and predictable chick flick. gerard butler is great, but that's about the only thing that makes this worth watching. it tries to use the r rating to set itself apart, but the crude language often seems forced.
na alishan
87
T5
na incisor
70
T5
na movieboy
74
T9
na Marijke
62
T5
na cranky
76
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na Dharmine
10
T3
na m.tsubasa
95
T9
na symonejade
100
T10
na cruelclown
15
T1
For all those misogyny lovers out there. Besides that predictable and forgettable.
na tielardurdin
68
T3
na Asgarth
65
T5
na gtown1479
69
T4
It is what it is. Ugly? Yes. Truthful? Yes. The movie is the ugly truth that most of these romantic date comedy movies are all the same. It did have it slightly funny moments which help keep it bearable, and for it not to drop down to the bottom tier of these types. Is it wrong to say that I found G. Butler somewhat funny? If you have any questions about the film ask me quick because I am never going to see it again and it will soon mush up into all the other date films i have seen.
na gelfling
85
T5
na Groggykash
80
T6
na 1338
88
T8
na Dery
70
T6
na acyberexile
65
T2
a standard romantic comedy with nothing to add to the genre, no explorations of the psyche's of the main characters, no weird twists, no interesting subtext. just plain old "boy meets girl, girl dislikes boy, boy dislikes girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl falls in love with boy" story that we've been told a hundred times since meg ryan decided to be an actress. a mildly entertaining pic that would pass the time if you're willing to feel dumb, and there's absolutely no shame in that.
na jaywebb15
84
T4
na svenetos
70
T7
na brenda4891
75
T5
na Stripy
45
T1
I actually wanted to see this movie, for Butler if nothing else. After seeing it, I was sorry to spend money on it - after promising first 20 minutes, it all went downhill from there. It's too predictable, music could/should be better... It is like every other romantic comedy they film nowadays: fun at beginning, but you are disappointed after it's over.
na thi199
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T9
na Whoreific
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na ean
65
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na Corganist
59
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na gdib
75
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na shocking1981
70
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na micah
35
T1
A generic rom-com that tries to win some Apatow points with an R-rating and a few F-bombs. Unfortunately it's missing the humanity of Apatow's works and relies on too many ham-handed gender cliches and a relationship between two barely likable leads.
na Gideon
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na megazordi
12
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na gargara
3
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Okay rom-com. Both Heigl and Butler are agreeable, and good chemistry. For passing time.
na sid
20
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na calis
69
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na apataca
65
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na ngebe
40
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na CP007
100
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na girlygirl
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na Crazy Jack
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na felipesp
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na NoSex
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na tripllle
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na Rafaela
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na soap
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na Gaile
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na agrawalsrd
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na Ramiro
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na Snazz
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na Zozan
55
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na aney
29
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na XakkMaster
58
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Butler and Heigl take it to a level closer to "Knocked Up" than most rom-coms, but its still fairly forgetable. Worth a rent on a quiet evening, even if to just check out the gag reel.
na naratemari
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na Gilly
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This movie is complete obvious. You know what will hapen from the first second on. Also you're expecting Gerard Butler any second to scream THIS IS SPARTA. But anyway it's a good movie :)
na emily813
93
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na Seachusters
74
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na jwlieta
83
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na pabloaguilar
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na dzejson
60
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na Abba
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na evrenuyanik
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na Elekoise
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na exchequer
35
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na Cathy
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na nechbet
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na debzie0601
75
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na alexandroid
35
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na naborfromhel
50
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na skyreduction
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na dst7175
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na Delirium9
50
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na oylum
60
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na FliXt
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na Blair
75
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na lvlr
63
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The Ugly, The Scary, and the gadam Hillarious Truth. Gerard Butler is the romanitc cyninic dealing out death to love over his radio talk-show. Katherine Heigl is a control-freak desparate to fall in love. This is comedy.
na mrfocus
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na strykejern
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na tearsofash
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na strawb3rr1
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na Jonas2k
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na psyche
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na esueoL
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na k2rry
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na damaged
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na schiele_
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na pillowpants
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na lanfor
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na diggity1121
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na movieluvers
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na PiRX
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na saliha84
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na Ram0n
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na Nihilius
75
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very nice romantic movie :)
na xTraP
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na Ambassadeur
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na sharpcool
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na Mop3rs.
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na Kamil
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na Empire
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na Danny74
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na silversand
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na Linn
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na thaklos
38
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This had some of the least inspired dialogue ever written, and its character development is laughably bad. It does not feel like anyone involved in the production actually watched the results of their work, rather we are presented with a checklist of romantic comedy features in the form of a film. It is appalling that this film got made, wasted Butler's time, and inexplicably paid Heigl for her atrocious performance.
na Meerpeer
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na timurlenk
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na Lindsey24
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na nivlack
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na lacasahill
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na itvdigital (Freelance Critic)
33
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na jaybmore
80
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na annex009
96
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na kudra
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na OMGFridge
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How anyone finds this enjoyable is beyond me. Awful, just awful.
na filmcricket
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na muguet
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na Sacit
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na MJVmovieMan
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The writers here found an intriguing concept that could've been the defying romantic-comedy willing to be risky. Instead, the writers developed a safe, by-the-numbers script that exists in some dimension other than reality--one where Katherine Heigl needs dating tips, a local news program would replace headlines with sex-talk nonsense, and where the restaurant orgasm scene in "When Harry Met Sally" didn't happen. This is terrible, stupid, superficial trash.
na dwyer
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na sellis
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na madiso
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na JoO
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na queendork56
4
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na bagsmoney
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75
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na aparajit.s
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3
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10
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na daria.wrazen
50
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na bloodelf
35
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na csomay
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na Mamber
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73
na alinag
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na frankswild
35
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na tori
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na coffee
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..and the ugly actor.
na negative
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na stagemadness
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na kangadoodoo
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na mikica
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na Dobermann
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na sellaneh
75
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na ChrisPalm
75
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na Farzan
55
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Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. There are a few laughs, mostly from Gerard Butler's preachy chauvanistic character.
na Lebar
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solid popcorn movie
na Zeno
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na tatersmydog
50
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na y2k
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na liljbarber
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na ramco1905
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na lol
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na merve
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na Adriano
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na chaotron
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na danielldb
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na BlueHeat
40
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na avijit_pal9
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na mydomix
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na miawallce
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na gsb
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na shhandlisten
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na nandorizzi
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It is a romantic comedy, then has the typical pile of cliches. Butler with his charisma carries the coolest part of the movie, funny at times. But it's just another forgettable movie, even that entertain you.
na matara
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na agolmez
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na calendula
50
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The movie is okay, but nothing more.Do not have great expectations about a regular romantic comedy! Butler is really sweet in his performance, Kathie like always...A sexy-smiling Blondie on the screen.
na TangVampire
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Nothing really new here, but it was a cute film. Much more funny than I expected.
na ini1980
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na mpowell
58
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Who was this for? It was totally vulgar on the one hand, but then all "Oh, sex is this important magical thing". It wanted to appeal to everyone, and ends up with the opposite. There were a couple funny scenes, though, particularly at the business dinner.
na clegiath
50
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na taktaktaktak
68
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na filmdot
50
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na Druide
91
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na Sandwichlord
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Easily the most predictable movie I've ever seen.
na jammastrjess
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na MCR
27
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na allan
24
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na mr rigard
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The fact that Katherine Heigl is SUCH an attractive woman really distracts from "The Ugly Truth". IF ONLY the movie had cast an average-looking actress to play the lead, it would have been soooo much more believable (thus more enjoyable). All this being said, I was quite surprised at how well Heigl delivered the character despite her miscasting. She did as well as she possible could considering this obstacle. The movie is cute enough to be worthy of a Redbox Rental.
na kunalkoool
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na partible
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na silvercable
42
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na pasnouma
55
T3
An Ordinary romantic comedy with a lot of cliche, except a few Butler's clever jokes.
na korbenPL
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na sophie
68
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Wasn't awful - quite entertaining actually. Of course, the movie is extremely predictable but I can live with that thanks to Gerard Butler - yummie
na rytoj
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na electriccafe
35
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na Rice
75
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na Kortee
68
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na Spunkie
26
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na Jehan
50
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na sheynondoah
100
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I absolutely loved this movie. I thought it was super funny and witty. I love Katherine Heigle I think she is brilliant!
na oread
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na hardcourters
53
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truth be told: Ugly's beauty/appeal is skin deep. truth be told: Ugly's beauty/appeal is skin deep. clear rating Facebook
na evil_md
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na sandri
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na buffyangel
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na marsnoir
70
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na Chouinard
45
T3
some cute stuff but the whole panties fiasco and many other issues made me a little sick. I like the trend they may be starting with a little raunch in a chick flick, but otherwise its close to TV movie worthiness.
na kawp
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na IronMAN
60
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na jpb33
36
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na Terre
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I think this movie is not just a "chick-flick", I felt that it had enough raunchy humor to entertain the guys. It kept me laughing the entire time. But it IS a romantic comedy so don't expect fantastic scripts, acting, or special effects.
na Cinecitta
1
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na TheRealJ-Ro
75
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Y'know what, sometimes it's nice to shut off your brain and just enjoy what you see on the screen. Katie-Hi is very good, sexy, actually found her to be a fairly compelling character, and it's getting to the point where I'll watch Gerard make breakfast, I've enjoyed him in everything I've seen. Sure he's one-dimensional for most of the flick and makes the trademark (read: predictable) good-guy turn at the end, but y'know what, as far as late-2000's romantic comedies go, I'm lovin' this one.
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