The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen)

The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen)

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Editorial Reviews

Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) terrorizes her publishing house co-workers with her abrasive, take-no-prisoners management style, especially her overworked assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds). But when Margaret is threatened with deportation to her native Canada because of an immigration technicality, the quick-thinking exec announces that she and Andrew are engaged to be married. Ambitious Andrew agrees to go along with her scheme—if there’s a long-awaited promotion in it for him. Everything is going according to Margaret’s plan, until an overzealous immigration official makes it his business to prove that the couple’s engagement is bogus. To demonstrate her commitment to her new fiancé, Margaret agrees to celebrate the 90th birthday of his colorful grandmother (Betty White) — in Alaska. The editrix’s type-A ways put her at odds with her eccentric future in-laws with hilarious consequences, until the Paxtons teach Margaret a thing or two about family.


Rom-com favorite Sandra Bullock and the affably charming Ryan Reynolds’s superb chemistry turn The Proposal from otherwise standard romantic-comedy fare to one that is entertaining and sure to garner laughs. Margaret (Sandra Bullock) is a workaholic, tyrannical book editor (reminiscent of The Devil Wears Prada) who suddenly finds her career in jeopardy as she faces deportation back to Canada. Her solution is to simply fake an engagement to her unsuspecting assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds), who in turn blackmails her for a promotion. However, when Margaret is forced to head to Alaska with Andrew to visit his family in an effort to make their story believable to the deportation officers, they soon realize that their plan may not be so simple after all. The supporting cast of Dad (Craig T. Nelson), Mom (Mary Steenburgen), and kooky Grandma (Betty White, still a scene-stealer at 87) is great casting that makes for many amusing scenes. Bottom line: witty Reynolds and Bullock are perfect sparring partners for each other and not half bad to look at either. --Lisanne Chastain

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Customer Reviews

Item Never Sent, Refunded Payment

Reviewed by Kenneth J. Maclean, 2010-03-03

Item was never sent, received a notice that my payment had been returned. No explanation.

Watchable

Reviewed by John Bowes, 2010-02-28

Yeah, you've seen this kind of thing before. But the players are pleasant and Massachussets never looked better as a substitute for Alaska. That was pretty cool. A chick flick a guy can get thru.

Strong casting makes this predictable romance a hit

Reviewed by C. Weaver, 2010-02-27


"The Proposal" is a hilarious romantic comedy because of the fantastic casting. Betty White steals more than one scene with her hilarious antics and one-liners and Sandra Bullock does a fantastic job of playing the uptight, control-freak boss who's housing a lifetime of pain and vulnerability under her intimidating persona. It is Ryan Reynolds who gives this familiar we-weren't-supposed-to-fall-in-love-but-we-did plot its refreshing twist. He is two-thirds leading man with his gorgeous looks and suave demeanor. But he's one-third comic genius and Mr. Reynolds deftly shows us both sides throughout the whole movie - alternately wooing the female audience with his Cary Grant looks and charm, and then unexpectedly showing the looney comical expressions and antics that his fans have come to love about him.

The reason "The Proposal" works so well is because we can relate to the common man-vs.-woman struggle that defines most romantic relationships. Ms. Bullock's character is one we can identify with - she's strong, capable and desires to be in control, while simultaneously vulnerable and secretly hoping there's a man out there who will really love her enough to put up with her "stuff" and not abandon her when he sees her many flaws she desperately tries to hide.

The script is witty, there's wonderful character development as we start to see why each character behaves the way they do - all in all, I thought it was a fresh, witty and totally enjoyable movie - I've seen it 5 times.

Adequate but underwhelming addition to the rom-com genre

Reviewed by Mr. Stephen Kennedy, 2010-02-25

You know, Sandra Bullock can make even a mediocre movie like this one enjoyable. But it's a bittersweet enjoyment watching her in a half hearted comedy like this, while waiting for the next `interesting' role to come along.
Bullock plays the uptight and unpleasant, but high flying editor of a New York based book firm, and Ryan Reynolds her long suffering assistant who actually is a nice guy with his own quietly held ambitions. Her character is Canadian, and when (in an unlikely twist) Immigration come calling to deport her, on the spur of the moment she enlists her assistant.. to marry her. However, this then involves a trip to Alaska to convince the Immigration authorities their sudden love is genuine.
The Alaskan scenery is gorgeous, and the cast believable - but come across as uninspired by the material. On the plus side we have his relatives in Alaska, particularly the good value Betty White (Golden Girls) as his grandmother. Then there's Bullock, who can do these in her sleep. On the down side, the plot is both predictable and hard to believe (aside from the unlikely Immigration Officer, there's the eagle carrying away the dog, the Mother Earth grandma chants, not to mention the resolution). It's one of those movies you watch with a faint smile crossing your face now and again, and afterwards you remember it had a few funny moments... but that's about the extent of the impact it has, mostly because it takes too long to show any likeable side to either of the characters, so that in the end the will-they won't-they aspect hardly matters. All you're left with then is the humour from the various fish-out-of-water gags as Bullock's high heeled cosmopolitan comes to terms with the wilderness and what it means to have a real family. If harmless rom-com with no brain engaged, but perhaps some nice scenery is what you're after, then by all means rent.. but this is really quite disposable fluff, devoid of the chemistry or `je ne sais quois' that makes these things truly sparkle.
Scrapes a pass mark, but only if you're a Bullock fan, and even then only because the Alaskan scenery was nice.

Good

Reviewed by Maegan L. Christoson, 2010-02-17

Cute movie as far as chick flicks go. More men like this one than most other girly movies. Surprisingly funny.