THE UGLY TRUTH

For most guys, watching so-called "chick flicks" is almost (and I say almost!) akin to watching gay porn except that, unlike watching gay porn, most guys are willing to watch said "chick flick" with the hopes that they'll get some 'tang afterwards (and, no, I'm NOT talking about the space drink!). The "chick flick" The Ugly Truth, however, might be a major exception. The film stars Katherine Heigl (who stars in the mega "chick show" Gray's Anatomy) and Gerard Butler (who starred in the flick 300, which is undoubtedly a "guy flick," half-naked men and all!). In the film, Gerard portrays a guy who's the ultimate male chauvinist pig and Katherine is the "chick" who sets out to tame him. It sounds like typical "chick flick" fare, I know, but it actually gets pretty raunchy for a "chick flick" thanks largely to Butler's character who plays a rather sleazy TV talk show host (think if Howard Stern had his own TV talk show) and Heigl plays his unwitting (and, of course, extremely hot!) boss. Even the ending is unlike ANY "chick flick" I've ever seen in that, when Butler finally reveals his true feelings to Heigl and he tells her that he's in love with her (gag!), Katherine glares at him suspiciously and asks him "why" he "loves" her. Now most if not all "chick flicks" have that When Harry Met Sally moment where the male character starts babbling on about how his love-interest hung and the moon and the stars and all that mushy horseshit but NOT Gerard who (spoiler alert!) just shrugs, shakes his head and goes, "Beats the shit out of me!" Then cut to the sounds of them doing it like monkeys (no nudity on Katherine's part, damn it!) before the credits role and voila! Definitely NOT your typical "chick flick," is it? And then there's that soon-to-be-classic restaurant "dildo" scene complete with orgasm noises from Katherine (ala Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally). And, of course, you'll just HAVE to watch the "chick flick"--preferably with your sweetheart!--to see what I'm talking about! And, oh yeah, don't forget the 'tang!