Margaret Tate (Bullock) is a powerful woman. As the main book editor and boss at a publishing company, instills fear in her co-workers and fires her biggest competition. However, she is Canadian and is being deported: which also means she loses her job (for at least 1 year). To keep her job, she forces her assistant Andrew Paxton (Reynolds) to marry her. He agrees, with some stipulations (i.e. promotion).
To keep up the charade they travel to Alaska to visit his parents (Steenburgen & Nelson), celebrate his Grandma Annie's (White) birthday, and tell them the "good news." The family lives in a small town in the middle of nowhere, and the only way to get to their home is by boat. For the weekend they have to prove to the entire town they are engaged at various events: a homecoming party, the impromptu bachelorette party, etc, and share a room at his parent's home (without killing each other).
I saw this film with my mom and we had a blast! Yes, it is a tad formulaic (the outcome isn't a surprise, the ending yes, the outcome no), but it is still fun and worth the price of admission ($8.00 + popcorn). While similar films (they hate each other at first, but that turns into something more) have been made, this one works because of the cast. Sandra Bullock starts out mean, but you grow to like her as the film continues. And Ryan Reynolds and the female members of his family are immediately likeable. Betty White steals the show as Andrew's grandmother, and has the funniest lines. They are willing to do physical comedy, without going too overboard. Speaking of physical comedy, Oscar Nunez (Oscar from "The Office") is hysterical in this film... I won't go into too much detail because some aspects were a surprise and that made it even more enjoyable. Surprisingly good for a chick flick!
The Proposal (2009) 108 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate
Ryan Reynolds as Andrew Paxton
Mary Steenburgen as Grace Paxton
Craig T. Nelson as Joe Paxton
Betty White as Grandma Annie
Denis O'Hare as Mr. Gilbertson
Malin Akerman as Gertrude
Oscar Nunez as Ramone
To keep up the charade they travel to Alaska to visit his parents (Steenburgen & Nelson), celebrate his Grandma Annie's (White) birthday, and tell them the "good news." The family lives in a small town in the middle of nowhere, and the only way to get to their home is by boat. For the weekend they have to prove to the entire town they are engaged at various events: a homecoming party, the impromptu bachelorette party, etc, and share a room at his parent's home (without killing each other).
I saw this film with my mom and we had a blast! Yes, it is a tad formulaic (the outcome isn't a surprise, the ending yes, the outcome no), but it is still fun and worth the price of admission ($8.00 + popcorn). While similar films (they hate each other at first, but that turns into something more) have been made, this one works because of the cast. Sandra Bullock starts out mean, but you grow to like her as the film continues. And Ryan Reynolds and the female members of his family are immediately likeable. Betty White steals the show as Andrew's grandmother, and has the funniest lines. They are willing to do physical comedy, without going too overboard. Speaking of physical comedy, Oscar Nunez (Oscar from "The Office") is hysterical in this film... I won't go into too much detail because some aspects were a surprise and that made it even more enjoyable. Surprisingly good for a chick flick!
The Proposal (2009) 108 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Sandra Bullock as Margaret Tate
Ryan Reynolds as Andrew Paxton
Mary Steenburgen as Grace Paxton
Craig T. Nelson as Joe Paxton
Betty White as Grandma Annie
Denis O'Hare as Mr. Gilbertson
Malin Akerman as Gertrude
Oscar Nunez as Ramone
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