The Proposal (2009)

Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is a very succesful Canadian businesswoman working in Amerika. She rules her department as a dictator. Everyone is afraid of her and she has almost no personal contact with other people. Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) is her assistant and is forced to deliver perfection because if he doesn’t he will lose his job.
When her boss tells Margaret that she is losing her work permit for the US, which would force her to go back to Canada, she already sees the career she worked so hard for disappear. That is until she tells her boss that she can stay in the US as she’s marrying Andrew (who is just as surprised as everyone else about this news). Andrew doesn’t see any other solution than to play along with this. When an INS agent shows up to check on their relationship they are forced to act as if they are a couple.

As Andrew was about to leave for Alaska to meet up with his parents during the weekend it leaves Margaret no other choice than to join him to meet the rest of his family.

The Proposal is the kind of movie in which you have seen Sandra Bullock many times, playing the type of role you are used to (which is not a bad thing). It’s the romcom where she is the fish out of water who slowly learns more about herself. She also ends up in many funny and awkward situations. Sandra Bullock knows how to play these type of roles and has excellent comedic timing.
The movie mainly focusses on Bullocks character which means that Ryan Reynolds doesn’t have too much to do to make him stand out. His part could have been played by any other actor.

The movie has enough funny moments to keep you entertained. If you enjoyed previous Bullock romcoms then The Proposal is another one that you can add to your list. It’s a very funny romantic comedy that you can’t miss.

Score: 8