The Proposal (2009)

Good concept, poorly executed.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I just just watching Sandra she's just an amazing actress.

You know how this movie is going to turn out, yet it's still watchable and funny. Ryan Reynolds plays a writer in a firm run by the hard-nosed and unliked Sandra Bullock, whom no one really likes as a supervisor due to the way she runs things. When she learns that she is about to be deported back to her native Canada because she didn't renew her visa, she says she's engaged to Reynolds, and complicated situations arise. They visit his family in Alaska for a relatives' 90th birthday and start to bond. Complications arise with an ex-girlfriend. You can probably figure out what happens next.The best part of this movie is the hilarious opening sequence and the chemistry between the two lead stars.**1/2 out of ****

I absolutely adore this movie! Sure, it's the same premise. Boy meets girl. Girl doesn't like boy. Boy will save girl. Girl saw a new light and falls for boy. Boy will do the same. Boy kisses girl. Done. But what made me love this movie is the chemistry of all the actors. From Ryan Reynold's sarcastic humor, to Betty White's blatant humor, from Sandra Bullock's b*tchy facade, to Denis O'Hare's antagonistic character. From Mary Steenbergen's mother-naivete to Craig Nelson's fatherly disappointment. It pulls to ones heartstrings.Sure, it's not relatable. Sure, it's predictable. But this is why movies are made. These type of chick flicks that makes us wish we're like them and wish for a happy ending.By the way, Oscar Nunez as Ramon the strip dancer stole the show! Add Betty White to dance with him - classic!

Sometimes people say "Hollywood doesn't make films like that anymore", referring to the situational boy-meets-girl romances of the 30s or 40s. Well, it does and this is one example, though this is boy-works-for-girl who is a tyrant as a boss. When you go to this movie, you know it's a romance, and so the "suspense", if you will, is how can the writers get the star-crossed characters together?Sandra Bullock plays Margaret Tate, the boss everyone fears and hates. She has no personal life and no family life. Ryan Reynolds is her underling, Andrew Paxton. The story thrusts them into spending time outside of work together. Family members--including Betty White as Andrew's "Gammy"--help to put the com in romcom.The disdain of Margaret and Andrew for each other appears to be an insurmountable obstacle to love. Before the film ends though, vows are take--but not the kind you expect. Still, such films are about affirming the power of love and this film will not disappoint.