The Proposal (2009)
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Reviews Counted:176
Fresh:76
Rotten:100
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they're let down by The Proposal’s devotion to formula.
Theatrical Release:22-07-2009
Synopsis: THE PROPOSAL could have been a strictly script-by-numbers affair, but hilarious performances by Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds improve this romantic comedy. Publishing powerhouse Margaret Tate... [More]
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Craig T. Nelson
Director: Anne Fletcher
Reviews for The Proposal
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 2/5 |
The sight of Bullock doing a rap dance with granny in the woods is a traumatising experience. Full Review |
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This is familiar territory crudely traversed. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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. Full Review |
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 3.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Despite some fine performances and pretty scenery, The Proposal is predictable yet incredible, and devoid of any consistent tone. Better call off that wedding. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Predictable rom-coms can work if the comedy and chemistry are there. Alas, both have gone AWOL. There's a dry and silent desert where the jokes are meant to be. Full Review |
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2/5 |
One minute you’re watching a 21st-century remake of His Girl Friday, the next you’re having to endure some awful, dumbed-down “women’s picture”. Bullock deserves better. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Sandra Bullock is teamed up with Ryan Reynolds, and each star's face has a waxy immobility that has nothing to do with Botox; the pure awfulness of the script has paralysed their facial muscles. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The more recurrent noise towards the end was me groaning with disappointment, that a movie which had struck gold with its central matchmaking was succeeding so ruthlessly in taking the shine off. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The Proposal is not a marriage made in heaven by any means, but the eventual charm of the leads and a gag-packed second half manage to salvage the movie from inauspicious beginnings. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Ultimately, there is something refreshing about The Proposal's undemanding humour and unabashed feel-good factor. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A pedigree cast, fun premise and punchy dialogue make Bullock’s return to romantic comedy look a great catch, and Reynolds is sharper than a diamond solitaire. Pity, then, that its penchant for sentimentality makes it miss congeniality. Full Review |
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6/10 |
The Proposal might not be ground breaking stuff, but it’s a delightful and very enjoyable distraction that will lift your spirits. Full Review |
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1/5 |
As a fish-out-of-water comedy, it's so lousy that you keep wishing someone would put the poor fish out of its misery. Full Review |
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Ignore the underlying fact that The Proposal is one big cliché of a movie and relish Bullock's ability to handle slapstick comedy as well as the smart line delivery. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Despite good moments and likable leads, this lacks both heart and humour in a confection that smacks of the over-familiar. Full Review |
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2/5 |
So keen to be cute it curdles our stomachs and so anxious to be funny it jellifies our funny bones. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Another dagger in the back of romantic comedy. Full Review |
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2/5 |
This turns out to be another bad choice for Bullock who, without playing badly, sinks in the general morass. Full Review |
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