Hi I'm Ayla (also aylawarner on dooyoo)! Thanks for all the R/R/C. I'm not on here as much as dooy...
Hi I'm Ayla (also aylawarner on dooyoo)! Thanks for all the R/R/C. I'm not on here as much as dooyoo but I'll try to rate you back as soon as I can! x
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High-flying workaholic book editor, Margaret Tate, is the boss from hell. Every time she arrives at the office emails are sent round to every employee warning them that the wicked witch is on her broom, newspapers are thrown in drawers, telephone conversations to friends are halted, seats are rigidly sat in and work documents are opened. Unfortunately for Andrew Paxton he has the despised job of being her assistant which means completing demeaning tasks her for and being her personal punching bag.
When Margaret is called into her boss's office and is told that her VISA has run out and she is going to be deported back to Canada, she does the first thing that comes to mind to keep her in the country - she announces that her and Andrew are engaged. With the threat of loosing his job, a shocked Andrew unwilling agrees to go along with his boss's scam. But first they must visit his family in Alaska and convince both them and a disbelieving immigration officer that they really are in love. Many embarrassing and cringe-worthy situations ensue for the pair when they are forced into showing their true love for each other
in the run up to their wedding. But will their weekend away out of the office turn their relationship into a better one or will they just end up despising each other even more?
~ Cast ~ Margaret Tate - Sandra Bullock Andrew Paxton - Ryan Reynolds Grandma Annie - Betty White Grace Paxton - Mary Steenburgen Joe Paxton - Craig T. Nelson
I love a good rom-com but The Proposal looked like it was set to be a great one starring the fabulous Sandra Bullock. I'd heard all positive things about the film so had high expectations when I came to watching it myself. And I was not at all disappointed.
I've always enjoyed Sandra Bullock's films but have only really seen her in action films such as Speed and Crash. I loved Miss Congeniality though and she brought the same breath of fresh air to The Proposal as she did in that. She adds a touch of class and sophistication to the film which makes it very enjoyable to watch and not at all silly or over the top like many rom-coms turn out to be. She played the part brilliantly with elegance, grace and the attitude that she was better than everyone else. Although we saw that she was the boss from hell at the beginning of the film with the way she'd strut into a room and look and talk down to others, I did think she could have been given a few bitchier lines simply to emphasise the fact that she was a complete bitch. However, she played the part very well as you could see that the bitchiness was purely a face she put on and that, although she didn't act it, she actually wasn't too bad a person.
Ryan Reynolds is a fairly unknown actor with his main film being Definitely, Maybe which wasn't a huge movie. However, he was wonderful in this film and I think he played the part perfectly. Although Andrew is closer to Margaret than any other employee, he obviously hates her and only puts up with her to get somewhere in his job. His actions and comments towards her are very sarcastic and comical and their working relationship is a strained one. When he agrees to marry her, Andrew realises that he has the upper hand for once and their relationship becomes more equal and Andrew no longer feels the need to bow down to her every whim.
Bullock and Reynolds were the perfect pairing for the film and worked together so well - you could feel the hate radiating off Andrew for his boss, the belittlement Margaret had for him, the awkwardness and embarrassment when they had to pretend to be in love and the feelings they then began to develop for each other. The chemistry between them, whether love or hate, was perfect. The sarcastic and ironic comments and actions which Andrew showed towards Margaret provided the main bulk of the humour and there were so many times these made me laugh so much.
As I said above, because of Sandra Bullock's presence in the film, it was not at all silly or over the top and it played out like a very realistic story. Although a little predictable where the story will end up, the cringey and embarrassing moments along with Andrew's sarcastic personality made the film so funny and there were so many of these which made this a brilliant and hilarious film. I've not heard any negative comments about The Proposal and it seems that even all the men are thoroughly enjoying it as well, just as much as us girls are. This is definitely a film worth watching so girls, drag the guys down to the cinema because you're both sure to love it.
Running time: 107 minutes Certificate rating: 12A Director: Anne Fletcher
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Great review. My girlfriend wants to see this, and to be honest I wouldn't mind either. I do quite like Ryan Reynolds and find him funny, so there's a decent chance that I could like this.
On a side note, Ryan Reynolds is not particularly mainstream but will be well known by those in their early to mid twenties. He was in an American Pie esq comedy called Van Wilder which everyone who has seen will probably remember vividly.
Aug 5th, 2009
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