The Movie: The Ugly Truth

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K and I staggered out of the theater feeling positively concussed by this movie’s over-the-top “battle of the sexes” premise and a truly cringe-worthy scene in which a remote-control sex toy is accidentally worn to a business dinner and the ensuing orgasm gag lasts about three times as long as forever.

Needless to say, our initial answer to the question “are they The Reel Thing?” was a resounding “hell, no!” We questioned whether love could exist at all when women are from Planet Control Freak and men are from some world where Peter Pan is a paragon of adult responsibility. Truly we despaired for humanity!

The characters are drawn in such an exaggerated way to set up the joke that it’s hard to like them. Abby Richter is an anal retentive cable TV producer with some annoying personal quirks. Mike Chadway is the cynical, loud-mouthed pick-up artist hired by the network to help boost ratings. The story follows a predictable course. Instant hate! Grudging friendship! Attraction! Misunderstanding! True love! (In an actual hot air balloon, and no, we haven’t stopped gagging yet.)

Along the way, Abby learns to relax a little. We were sure that Mike was a boor to end all boors and even if they were to actually make it as far as an altar he’d be cheating on her with another pair of jello shots before they leave for their honeymoon.  However we did start to believe that there was a heart in there after all, as evidenced by his love for his nephew.  We actually think he’d be a great dad, even with daughters.  And once we learn his cynicism is a cover for some deep hurt he’s experienced in the past, we feel a little more optimistic for their chances.

So – are they The Reel Thing? Who the hell knows? They’ve certainly seen the worst of each other, and they weathered that ugly truth. Do we care at all about their future happiness?  Not even a little bit!

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