The Proposal
So, we finally find out Oscar working at "The Office" is only his day job...The Proposal was a movie I wasn't too excited about. The trailer moderately held my interest, and I figured I'd see it if nothing else was playing at the time. Once reviews started coming out, though, they all praised the movie much more than I expected. Grant it, no one said it was amazing, but most critics enjoyed the actors' chemistry and said it was a good summer chick flick, so I saw it.
The movie starts out with Sandra Bullock doing her best impression of Miranda from Devil Wears Prada. Margaret is an uptight, inconsiderate, powerful executive, who mistreats everyone, especially her assistant, Andrew. When she enters the office, everyone send out IM's to each other warning "The witch is on her broom!" I thought this was a bit over the top, especially since the office is full of cubicles, and everyone can see her coming. I hate when movies point out new technology so obviously as if they are trying to prove to younger viewers that they understand how it works.
Anyway, Margaret finds out she violated the terms of her visa and is being deported to Canada. She ropes Andrew into playing her fiance by explaining that without her, he will get fired by Margaret's replacement. He blackmails her back by adding a promotion to their terms, and then lies for her at the immigration office. To keep up the facade, they go out to Alaska to meet Andrew's family and tell them the news. The family adds good supporting characters by having the eccentric grandmother, sentimental mother, and overbearing father. As stereotypical as their roles are, they work for the film.
The family is wary of Margaret because she seems so wrong for Andrew, but they welcome her with open arms anyway and their warmth eventually begins rubbing off on her. The movie spends a lot of time on scenes with Margaret and the family, and less on Margaret and Andrew together. I would have liked to see more romantic scenes to kind of build up their relationship, such as them maybe going out to a dinner the parents made them reservations for. The two have a couple cute scenes together, including the naked run in we saw in the trailers, and also a cute conversation about who Margaret really is behind her tough skin. But, it doesn't feel like enough build up to explain the ending. The finale of the film gets a little hectic and turns the film dramatic rather quickly, but I suppose it was okay. There are a bunch of little interview scenes during the credits (the credits are basically over when the scenes are), so make sure you don't run out. They are pretty funny, and you get to see Kevin again.
OMG Kevin. Kevin is the cutest puppy ever, and is a born scene stealer. He plays the newly adopted puppy of Andrew's family, and his parts are adorable and hilarious. The scene where Margaret has to decide whether or not to protect him gets a lot of laughs, especially when she gets to running around and holding him up in the air.
The movie starts out with Sandra Bullock doing her best impression of Miranda from Devil Wears Prada. Margaret is an uptight, inconsiderate, powerful executive, who mistreats everyone, especially her assistant, Andrew. When she enters the office, everyone send out IM's to each other warning "The witch is on her broom!" I thought this was a bit over the top, especially since the office is full of cubicles, and everyone can see her coming. I hate when movies point out new technology so obviously as if they are trying to prove to younger viewers that they understand how it works. Anyway, Margaret finds out she violated the terms of her visa and is being deported to Canada. She ropes Andrew into playing her fiance by explaining that without her, he will get fired by Margaret's replacement. He blackmails her back by adding a promotion to their terms, and then lies for her at the immigration office. To keep up the facade, they go out to Alaska to meet Andrew's family and tell them the news. The family adds good supporting characters by having the eccentric grandmother, sentimental mother, and overbearing father. As stereotypical as their roles are, they work for the film.
The family is wary of Margaret because she seems so wrong for Andrew, but they welcome her with open arms anyway and their warmth eventually begins rubbing off on her. The movie spends a lot of time on scenes with Margaret and the family, and less on Margaret and Andrew together. I would have liked to see more romantic scenes to kind of build up their relationship, such as them maybe going out to a dinner the parents made them reservations for. The two have a couple cute scenes together, including the naked run in we saw in the trailers, and also a cute conversation about who Margaret really is behind her tough skin. But, it doesn't feel like enough build up to explain the ending. The finale of the film gets a little hectic and turns the film dramatic rather quickly, but I suppose it was okay. There are a bunch of little interview scenes during the credits (the credits are basically over when the scenes are), so make sure you don't run out. They are pretty funny, and you get to see Kevin again.OMG Kevin. Kevin is the cutest puppy ever, and is a born scene stealer. He plays the newly adopted puppy of Andrew's family, and his parts are adorable and hilarious. The scene where Margaret has to decide whether or not to protect him gets a lot of laughs, especially when she gets to running around and holding him up in the air.
Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock are pretty great. They play off each other very well, and I feel whomever did casting for this movie knew what they were doing. Casting the guy from "The Office" for the stripper/waiter/reverend/store owner was fabulous as well. He reminds me of Kirk from Gilmore Girls because of all the different jobs he has.
I would check this movie out if you are in need of a light-hearted romantic comedy. There aren't that many out there right now, and it is definitely a good break from all the other blockbusters. I would probably give it two stars, because even though it was good for what it was, it didn't blow me away. To be fair, though, I will amend my two stars and add a third for the following reason:
I would check this movie out if you are in need of a light-hearted romantic comedy. There aren't that many out there right now, and it is definitely a good break from all the other blockbusters. I would probably give it two stars, because even though it was good for what it was, it didn't blow me away. To be fair, though, I will amend my two stars and add a third for the following reason:
PUPPYFAAAAAAAAAAAACE
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