There was a point when Katherine Heigl was "the next big thing" in romantic comedies. Studio execs had their hopes pinned on Heigl's blonde locks being able to support Julia Roberts' crown. Things were looking good - until Katherine opened her big mouth. Call it "John Mayer Disease" if you will. Katie quickly garnered ill-will from the entertainment industry, in a rare double whammy, by offending both screen and television scribes. To top things off her flick, The Awful Truth (with costar Gerard Butler), was a flop. She even negotiated her way out of the star-heavy ensemble movie, Valentine's Day. My, oh my - how to follow all that up? By costarring with Twitter-douche, Ashton Kutcher apparently. I've heard of better ideas! Obviously the fun of a romantic comedy is watching chemistry brew between the leads - something that already seems lacking in the trailer above. To top it off, Katherine's style looks old (even though she's younger than Ashton in real time), like she's the proverbial cougar ready to pounce on Ashton's man-meat. Will this be the nail in the coffin of Heigl's big screen rom-com queen dream? I hear Kristen Bell is waiting in the wings...
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