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The Ugly Truth [Blu-ray]

The Ugly Truth [Blu-ray]
by Robert Luketic

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Actor: Bree Turner, Eric Winter, Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Nick Searcy
Director: Robert Luketic
Brand: Son
Producer: Andre Lamal
Producer: Deborah Jelin Newmyer
Producer: Eric Reid
Producer: Gary Lucchesi
Writer: Karen McCullah Lutz
Writer: Kirsten Smith
Writer: Nicole Eastman
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.40:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-11-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Movie Reviews of The Ugly Truth [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: Not a reference Blu, but a funny film
Summary: 5 Stars

I went with 5 on this for the overall product as the Blu clarity was not that impressive, but everything else added up to make the package appealing.

The film was enjoyable to watch and it plays well in the store as no one that saw it prior has said bad things (albeit this definitely plays during later hours as it is a solid R). The picture was without a doubt over-saturated when it was brought to Blu. I had to actually reset both of my displays to lower color/tint/bright and change the black setting. The interior shots at night and in the news station had so much green screen presence that maybe it explains the clarity lines being so blurry looking (not all the time). The sound was a decent DTS with the music giving it the best treatment (especially the road trip date with Pocketful of Sunshine playing). The supplements give this four star comedy another bump and include:

* 16:22 minutes of deleted scenes. In watching these with large groups most agreed they should have been left in; they explained quite a few gaps - why she showed up at home with the ripped dress, how he acquired an agent, etc.
* 5:12 minutes of alternate endings. One of them was dramatically different than what was seen in theaters - worth the watch.
* 10:22 minute gag reel. Hilarious at times, a lot of ad-libs cut out.
* 12:48 minute Truth is ugly. The writing/production crew's take on men and women regarding relationships. Some honest R-rated input on life.
* 15:53 minute making of. Fluffy and reminiscent of how great it is to work with everyone.
* Movie IQ. My PS3 took only a few seconds to load it up, but I am really under the impression it makes the pic go to a lower definition while it is on. Someone might prove me wrong but any time it was activated, the picture quality was way lower. It is still fun to use it though - especially if you are into music soundtracks, trivia and filming location material. It can either be selected each time it blinks or left on for the entire film (even while fast forwarding). The pop-up menu cannot work while this is activated so you have to re-boot the film to kill it.
* BD Live. Nothing specific to this film yet, you just get the 100 points for registering the disc in Sony land.

A funny movie with some great wit and truth about the genders, just not the best Blu for clarity - especially the balloon sequence at the end - the whole sequence looked so fake in hidef, yech. But overall the entire package is a worthy investment if you liked the film.

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Summary of The Ugly Truth [Blu-ray]

Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler star in this wildly funny battle of the sexes. Abby (Heigl), a successful morning show producer, is looking for a lot in a man. Mike (Butler), her obnoxious TV star, knows men only want one thing. Determined to prove that she's not romantically challenged, Abby takes Mike's advice during a promising new romance, but the unexpected results will stun everyone.

Katherine Heigl further cements her reputation as one of film's most dazzling, and go-to, romantic comedy heroines. In The Ugly Truth she brings her deft comic timing and true vulnerability to a film that avoids clichés, successfully, all the way until the surprising, quiet end. Heigl's partner in crime--and at first, in pure hatred--is the rakishly charming Gerard Butler. Heigl plays Abby, a career-bound TV producer, and Butler is Mike, an outrageous dude's dude whose public access show about what men want (one thing only) makes him so popular that he's hired to work alongside Abby, who naturally chafes at everything Mike stands for. Yet The Ugly Truth could not be more unpredictable, and men as well as women will like the refreshing story line and the crisp direction by Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law). Both lead actors put their all into their performances, and the nuance and depth makes The Ugly Truth not just a great date-night film, but a transportive testament on the primal human urge simply to connect. The Ugly Truth is more than a little raunchy, and it deserves its R rating, but there's hilarity in its crudeness. The supporting cast includes the delightful Cheryl Hines and John Michael Higgins as a tensely married couple forced to appear together on TV. And Eric Winter (Brothers & Sisters) is dreamy as Abby's potential love-match--as long as she doesn't have to be herself. The DVD includes mostly forgettable deleted and extended scenes, but also a gag reel that shows that the cast had every bit as much fun creating the film as the viewer has watching it. The Ugly Truth has never shined so brightly. --A.T. Hurley

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The Ugly Truth [Blu-ray]