The Proposal

4.00
    The Proposal
    2009

    Synopsis

    When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.

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    Cast

    • Sandra BullockMargaret Tate
    • Ryan ReynoldsAndrew Paxton
    • Malin ÅkermanGertrude
    • Craig T. NelsonJoe Paxton
    • Mary SteenburgenGrace Paxton
    • Betty WhiteGrandma Annie
    • Denis O'HareMr. Gilbertson
    • Oscar NunezRamone
    • Aasif MandviBob Spaulding
    • Michael NouriChairman Bergen

    Recommendations

    • 83

      Entertainment Weekly

      The chemical energy between Bullock and Reynolds is fresh and irresistible.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The situations might be formulaic, but the teamwork of the two leads brings them to sparkling life.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Recycles a plot that was already old when Tracy and Hepburn were trying it out. You see it coming from a great distance away. As it draws closer, you don't duck out of the way, because it is so cheerfully done, you don't mind being hit by it.
    • 75

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      Hilarious fun.
    • 70

      Variety

      The Proposal won't catch any bouquets for originality, but in terms of a bended-knee pitch for the affections of women -- including Ryan Reynolds’ boyish charms, a hip granny and even a beyond-adorable puppy -- this romantic comedy pretty much pulls out all the stops.
    • 50

      ReelViews

      The Proposal follows a paint-by-numbers script, it fails one key acid test: it doesn't sell the romance.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      You know every tinny beat and false note by heart, from the implausible setup to the sprint-to-the-airport finish.
    • 50

      Austin Chronicle

      Fletcher demonstrates, as with her second film, "27 Dresses," that she can put together a funny, able romantic comedy that is a cut above, but no more. Still, those leads are awfully likable, the Massachusetts-for-Alaska landscape rather picturesque, and if The Proposal doesn't reinvent the wheel, merrily we roll along nonetheless.

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