At the Movies

The ever-charming Katherine Heigl stars along Gerard Butler in what is already being hailed as 'the rom-com of the year', Josh Hartnett is a dot-com entrepreneur on the verge of losing it all in 2001, and Eric Cantona appears in visions to a troubled postal worker.

Safe to say that this week's openings are a bit of a mixed bag...

The Ugly Truth
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler
Directed by: Robert Luketic
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Age restriction: 16LS
Running Time: 1 h 43 min

Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is an ambitious producer on who prides herself on being able to find an instant solution to any problem. Any problem, that is, except her own unhappily single status.

When it comes to dating, Abby has a flawless track record of failure. When her show suffers a ratings slump, Abby is forced to team with the newly recruited special correspondent Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler). His 'The Ugly Truth' segment promises to spill the beans on what makes men really tick. But his outrageously racy, gleefully chauvinistic style rubs Abby up the wrong way and to make matters worse, he becomes an instant hit, sealing his network status.

Then Abby meets Colin. And this time, Abby doesn't want to blow it. She hates to admit it, but she needs Mike's insight into the male mind to make the right moves.

Now, as Mike coaches Abby and Abby puts Mike's provocative seduction theories to the test, they are both about to discover an ironic truth: as different as we might be, men and women share some of our most secret feelings in common.

Read Rebekah Kendal's review of 'The Ugly Truth' here.

Blood: The Last Vampire Starring: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller
Directed by: Chris Nahon
Age restriction: 16LS
Running Time: 1 hr 30 min

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling."

Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.

When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires.

Using her superhman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns.

However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base's general that Saya learns of her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection.

Read Rob Peters' review of 'Blood: The Last Vampire' here