The Ugly Truth (2009)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

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Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

Rating: R

Release Date: Jul 24, 2009

Running Time: 95 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Eric Winter, John Michael Higgins, Nick Searcy, Kevin Connolly, Cheryl Hines, Bree Turner, Bonnie Somerville, Rocco DiSpirito

director: Robert Luketic

Ugly Truth

Abby Richter is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway, a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick.

Eric D. Snider, Jul 24, 2009

Review: The Ugly Truth is Ugly Yes, Funny, No.

"Is there no more ingenuity in Hollywood?"

The disappointing thing about The Ugly Truth isn't that it's formulaic, stupid, and unfunny. It's that it's formulaic, stupid, and unfunny in all the usual ways. Is there no more ingenuity in Hollywood? Can no one think of new ways for movies to be irritating and…