Love, not on the first sight

The Proposal
(2009)

Directed by: Anne Fletcher

Written by: Peter Chiarelli

Starring:
Sandra Bullock
Ryan Reynolds
Betty White
Mary Steenburgen
Craig T. Nelson

Quirky, clumsy and a tough boss, pretty much that’s who Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is, in the film “The Proposal”. Margaret, who works as a book editor for a New York publishing company is on the verge of being deported to Canada for disobeying the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Services). To make her stay in the United States legal and avoid deportation, she then plans to marry her hard working and loyal assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), much to his surprise! Margaret blackmails Andrew into marrying her or else threatens him that she will ruin his career and his dreams of making it in the field of publishing. He then fires back and demands that he be promoted as an editor in exchange for their so-called “wedding”.

The film “The Proposal” is a light hearted comedy-drama starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. It’s a film for people of all ages which I’m pretty sure will make the people feeling pretty darn good after leaving the theaters. The film shows the Sandra Bullock we’ve all seen before, bubbly, funny and charming, nothing new. But you know what? She is great at it and the audiences love her for that. What makes the film credible is the chemistry between Ms. Bullock and Mr. Reynolds. The two just hit it off from beginning to end. They just click together on screen. It’s nice to see both of them fighting and bickering like children, to being awkward and tense with each other to falling in love. What makes Ms. Bullock effective in the film “The Proposal”, like most of her previous films is that she has no inhibitions with what her role demands. She will do anything and everything just to deliver what her role requires, not just emotionally but physically as well. Sometimes even to the point of looking awkward and goofy, to being naked in the film, well almost naked.

The supporting cast also played a huge role in the film. It is impossible not to notice Betty White’s performance in the film, who plays Grandma Annie. Her one-liners are just hilarious. Her comedic timing is just perfect and right to the punch. This is what makes a great comic, a great comic! Then you have Ramone (Oscar Nuñez) who is really funny, annoying and obnoxious, all rolled into one. Watching the film was a truly enjoyable moment for me. I did not get bored nor did I feel that things were just happening to quickly and I’m sure that the audience would enjoy it like I did.

The film "The Proposal" is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD.