The Ugly Truth

To tell the whole truth about The Ugly Truth, that movie only made me want more of Gerard Butler. He has a dynamic presence that leaps off the screen and I have no idea why he isn’t in more movies. I’ve been a fan since I first saw him in Phantom of the Opera. After that, I went to my local video store to grab anything of his I could get my hands on…ahem.

What I like most about him is that he is so very male. He’s a little rough and raw. He has a naughty, rakish grin and a deep, gravelly, lyric voice. I love watching his lips move when he talks. I could listen to him for eons. Simply put, he oozes sex appeal.

Oh, and there is something about the way he looks when he’s dancing. I don’t think I drew a single breath from the very first moment that he took Katherine Heigl onto the dance floor. I can’t put my finger on one thing that makes that scene stand out in my mind. All I can remember are glimpses of his big hands, the way his lithe body moved, the corded muscles of his forearms, and the sinews of his neck. Those images will put me in a haze for weeks.

He is the perfect romantic lead (and the inspiration behind quite a few of my characters). I only hope I can use the inspiration to write instead of searching for video clips and images online.