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- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe only thing that differentiates it from far too many other uninspired rom-coms is that some of the material is funny and there is an occasional edge to the repartee. Beyond that, however, it's a cookie-cutter movie, and the cookies are pretty stale.
- 60VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyThe Ugly Truth is an arch, contrived, entirely predictable romantic comedy assembled with sufficient audience-friendly elements to put it over as both a good girls' night attraction and a date-night lure raunchy enough to leave couples in the right mood afterward.
- Heigl and Butler have genuine chemistry, and the writers have given the duo some bitchy, snappy dialogue. They probably had in mind such workplace comedies as "Desk Set," starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, but in this day and age, witty banter and stars with chemistry aren't enough to catch an audience's attention.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe Ugly Truth isn't fizzy and fun -- it's vacuously snappy.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterA romantic comedy depends, of course, on the chemistry between the leads, and here the film is more successful. Both Heigl and Butler find the appeal in very flawed characters.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe comedy bogs down in relentless predictability and the puzzling overuse of naughty words.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyScreenwriters Nicole Eastman and the "Blonde" team of Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith provide dialogue that has the propriety of the locker room.
- 25The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe sort of rom-com apparatus that no relationship can overcome.
- 20Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenTaken as a whole, The Ugly Truth is much like its orgasms: phony and unsatisfying.
- 0Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezThe Ugly Truth is insulting to women, men and even goldfish.