Tag: eric winter

directed by Robert Luketic

Is it our favourite forced holiday? Yes, it is! Let’s buy heart-shaped cards, have some heart-shaped chocolates, drink overly sweet drinks in heart-shaped glasses (I bet there are such somewhere) and… learn the ugly truth. Today’s recommendation is a romantic comedy, but as much as I avoid romantic comedies (unless I’m in Bridget Jones mood), this one is my absolute favourite. We get to know Abby (Katherine Heigl), a morning show producer. She’s a very attractive woman, yet still single as she’s looking for her prince charming. Her dates are rather awkward because she takes compatibility very seriously – for example, ordering bottled water is already a red flag. Why? She’ll explain it several times in the film. One evening, Abby gets to see a TV show called “The Ugly Truth” where a man named Mike (Gerard Butler) talks about relations between men and women without a pinch of politeness or any kind of correctness. He also manages to burn Abby on-air. Can it get worse? Of course! Her TV station has hired Mike, hoping his way of being will improve the ratings. Even though Abby is a hopeless romantic and control freak, and Mike is a horny arrogant with too much confidence, at some point they decide to cooperate. Especially when Abby meets Colin (Eric Winter), a handsome surgeon who seems to be her prince charming that she’s always dreamed of. In order to catch his attention and make him fall in love with her, she asks Mike to help her in playing this male-female seduction game. I’ve rewatched this film many times because it’s really enjoyable and full of my kind of humour – a bit dark, sometimes dirty, spiced with sarcasm. I also adore the character of Mike who’s definitely not a man that we would see in a romantic comedy. He and Abby make a wonderful contrast that shows how differently we perceive relations. One side may want to hold hands, read poems on the terrace, drink wine by the fireplace, and the other side would screw anything that moves and never call back. And somehow we have to coexist in this world. I hope you won’t consider it a spoiler, but the point of this film is to show that there has to be balance everywhere, especially in relationships. There has to be some intimacy and love, but also some spice and fun. Otherwise, it’s not gonna work. And that’s exactly what I wish you – find a person that will help you balance your life. And if you’re taken, make sure you have this balance in your relationships. Quoting: “You have to be two people. The saint and the sinner. The librarian and the stripper.” And that, my dear readers, is the ugly truth.

My rating: 9/10
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