The Proposal (2009)
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 182
Fresh: 79 | Rotten: 103
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they're let down by The Proposal's devotion to formula.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 39
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 22
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they're let down by The Proposal's devotion to formula.
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Movie Info
Sandra Bullock stars in the romantic comedy The Proposal, as a Canadian immigrant who creates a demanding and difficult work environment for her subordinates at the office. When the news arrives that she's about to be deported to the Great White North, she rushes into a marriage of convenience with her young assistant (played by Ryan Reynolds) to prevent such a catastrophe from occurring. 27 Dresses' Anne Fletcher directs from a script by Peter Chiarelli for Touchstone Pictures. ~ Nathan
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Cast
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Sandra Bullock
Margaret Tate -
Ryan Reynolds
Andrew Paxton -
Mary Steenburgen
Grace Paxton -
Craig T. Nelson
Joe Paxton -
Betty White
Grandma Annie -
Denis O'Hare
Mr. Gilbertson -
Malin Akerman
Gertrude -
Oscar Nunez
Ramon -
Aasif Mandvi
Bob Thurber -
Niecy Nash
Flight Attendant -
Michael Nouri
Chairman Bergen -
Michael Mosley
Chuck -
Maureen Keiller
Suzanne Joines -
Dale Place
Jim McKittrick -
Mini Anden
Simone -
Alicia Hunt
Jillian -
Jerrell Lee Wesley
Jordan
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All Critics (186) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (79) | Rotten (103) | DVD (13)
They may as well have called this one 'Mis-Matched Sham Wedding Comedy #57513' for all the effort it makes to shake new life out of a tattered genre.
Top CriticFamiliarity breeds contempt
Sloppy and lazy.
Believability really goes out the window here.
Instead of being about dinosaurs and time warps, it's about gags that were old when dinosaurs ruled the earth.
It's impossible to guess why Bullock was ever attracted to this insulting role, and the eternally confident Reynolds is miscast as a young, bullied underling.
A fresh twist to a proposal that starts out as all business but becomes something warmer and fuzzier before it's over.
The comedy is some good moments, and the chemistry between Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds is strong, but it's too cute and predictable
Simple and clichéd, yet refreshing. As long as you're hell-bent on seeing a romantic comedy, The Proposal will deliver.
annoyingly predictable and barely watchable piece of Hollywood routine
It's not awful, certainly not memorable and - despite the words of at least one quote whore - it's not "the year's best comedy."
a morass of clichés
Tailored to fit Sandra Bullock more snugly than the antique wedding gown altered for the star during the final act, the film begins to fall apart at the seams after its focus wanders from its promising screwball premise...
Bullock is totally at home in this territory, and she remains fun to watch, but I do wish she would get stronger, possibly more original comedic material.
Unfortunately, this winning team is stuck in a dumb vehicle.
The Proposal doesn't blaze any new ground, but it doesn't raze any old ground either. It's a solid, old-fashioned romantic comedy that's more interested in the romance than in being silly or raunchy. These days, that's refreshing enough.
It's obviously formula stuff, and follows that formula so earnestly that at points you'll wince more than swoon (why does every big proclamation of love in the final scenes need to be made in public?).
There is something to be said for such a relentlessly by-the-numbers chick flick programmer that is nonetheless a breezily enjoyable sit.
I was engaged by the fiery chemistry between Bullock and Reynolds.
A mildly enjoyed engagement that simply wasn't meant to last.
The sight of Bullock doing a rap dance with granny in the woods is a traumatising experience.
This is familiar territory crudely traversed.
It is contrived and predictable, squandering the chemistry between co-stars Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds as it creates lazy escapist entertainment that is forgotten as soon as the end credits have rolled.
At the Sandra Bullock Movie Factory, a Hunky Co-Star Assembly Line rivets a new head on a standard male muscular body per SB pic.
Despite some fine performances and pretty scenery, The Proposal is predictable yet incredible, and devoid of any consistent tone. Better call off that wedding.
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Foreign Titles
- Selbst ist die Braut (DE)
- La proposition (FR)
