As a confessed fan of romantic-comedies, I have to say that there are few actresses that I am interested in seeing in a rom-com as much as Katherine Heigl. I think she has great comic timing and, of course, is easy on the eyes. I'm also a fan of Rock'n'rolla style Gerard Butler, he could fill the slot vacated by Mel Gibson, so the trailer for "The Ugly Truth" is one of my favorite previews out there right now.

Unfortunately, it seems like Katherine Heigl has hurt her reputation with many (or, at least, many on the internet) because she speaks her mind. Is that really a bad thing? While I know a lot of people bow to the throne of Apatow, let's be honest, most of his films are male coming-of-age fantasies and not really rom-coms. When Heigl said she was somewhat displeased with the portrayal of women in "Knocked Up" (saying the film "paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as goofy, fun-loving guys... It was hard for me to love the movie.") was she really wrong? Seth Rogen is a hero in the movie for doing the bare minimum. The guy gets a job and reads a baby book and suddenly he's the hero. The movie was fun and all but let's not go crazy and start acting like what she said wasn't true.

Heigl also wasn't fond of where her Grey's character was going, which was something that a number of fans were saying (and even more fans jumped off of the bandwagon this year and I haven't heard her going public over how she feels about her ghostly love affair). Also, not to go all Tina Fey on the issue, but when men sound off about their roles, most people overlook it. Wentworth Miller recently questioned his character in "Prison Break" and I believe it was William Peterson who once said his role on C.S.I. wasn't acting, it was just reciting.

People also need to get over it because Heigl has the kind of look that makes for a star. She's pretty but not the belle of the ball. You can believe that James Marsden would hit on her but you could also believe that Ed Burns could overlook her and fall for her younger sister instead. "Marley and Me" winning the box office for two straight weeks means that Jennifer Aniston won't lose her crown of top box office star that most guys don't think should really be a box office star but Katherine Heigl is running a close second. Or third if you count Sarah Jessica Parker. That might seem like a diss to Katherine Heigl but it's actually a compliment and one that I don't think she would be ashamed to take. 

As for the movie, it's written by Karen McCullah Lutz, who also wrote "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Legally Blonde". Granted, she seems to be repeating herself of late, revisiting Blonde with "The House Bunny" and the make-a-bet-that-you-can't-get-someone-to-fall-in-love storyline is a wee bit similar to "The Taming of the Shrew" (although it has an interesting twist in this case). Also it features Cheryl Hines and NewRadio's Vicki Lewis as well as soon-to-be That Girl Bree Turner (a girl who's pretty enough to notice but not stunning enough to remember). What's not to... really like? Well, besides it being a romantic-comedy which most people don't (or won't own up to) liking.

Some might wonder how "The Ugly Truth" is any different but this seems to be a film that addresses the very problems Heigl brought up with "Knocked Up". There's a line (and in films, it's often a fine line) between being shrewish and being "normal" or professional. The film seems to focus more on guys, asking Do guys just want a woman who will be the object of their affection or do they really appreciate the finer things?  It's an interesting take on the makeover movie. In many movies, especially the Apatow comedies, the question is whether the guy can become a functioning human being in time to melt his damsel in distress's heart. I don't begrudge Katherine Heigl her fame nor her opinion. In fact, I hope to see and hear more from her in the future.