Romantic comedy with Sandra Bullock as bitchy office boss Maggie and Ryan Reynolds as her hen-pecked employee Andrew.
When the high-powered Maggie faces deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec declares that she's actually engaged to Andrew (who she's tormented for years). He agrees to participate in the charade, but with a few conditions of his own. The unlikely couple heads to Alaska to meet his quirky family and the always-in-control city girl finds herself in one comedic fish-out-of-water situation after another. With an impromptu wedding in the works and an immigration official on their tails, Margaret and Andrew reluctantly vow to stick to the plan despite the precarious consequences.
Sandra Bullock was once America’s favourite girl next door, the most lovable brunette on the lot, so it seems strange to see her playing a bitch in The Proposal. But this is Bullock in fine form as comedienne and what could have been a totally cheesy romantic comedy is actually surprisingly funny.
Highlights include seeing Bullock feign a mean and hated boss, which she does convincingly. Secondly, we step out of a typical New York setting and get whisked away to Alaska. Beautiful locations that really make you want to go there (which I found out later were locations in Massachusetts – ha!). Finally there is the retro comeback actor Betty White who you should remember from The Golden Girls. Yes at 87, she’s still going.
You don’t go to a rom-com for the storyline and this does end up pretty predictable. What you do want is a laugh a minute, to be entertained and hopefully convince your respectable other, who is likely a guy, to come with. The guys all round me were laughing as much as I was.
Lovely scenery, hilarious nude situations, a funny old lady, a raunchy Mexican who keeps turning up and a puppy you want to take home. Well worth a look and laughs by the dozen.
By Jessica Walsh, Flicks.co.nz
Really enjoyed this movie, Sandra and Ryan were great together, lots of laugh out loud moments
A movie with lots of oppotunies which could have been much better used
IT is one of my all time favourite love comedy, I am going to buy the dvd when it come out.
I thought it was a really cool movie, but not really for guys! lucky I'm a girl then it was so funny, I highly reccomend it
A pretty predictable movie but it works as for once there actually does seem to be a bit of chemistry between to two stars which makes for a pretty believable and very funny movie.
For all its tiresome structural competence, there is something cruel and reactionary at the heart of The Proposal. Then again, the room full of women I watched it with were laughing from beginning to end. Clearly they know something that I don't.
The situations might be formulaic, but the teamwork of the two leads brings them to sparkling life.
Nice to see Bullock back doing what she does best.
What we’re left with is some nice scenery, actors who should know better trudging their way through tired old set pieces, and the usual try-hard rom-com banter we’ve seen a million times before.
It's contrived and predictable, formulaic and derivative, yet The Proposal has its own charm.
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 18th Jun 2009.
Release date: June 18th 2009.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
