A spunky comedy about an odd couple and their adventures in love.
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06/19/09
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
The Proposal restores Sandra Bullock to comic glory. It's her best role since While You Were Sleeping.
06/19/09
As romantic comedies go, backed by its terrific leads and well-crafted script, this is easily the year's best.
06/19/09
It's the undeniable chemistry %u2013 both romantic and comedic %u2013 shared between Reynolds and Bullock that ultimately carries "The Proposal" over its mediocre, formulaic writing and predictable plotting.
06/19/09
The Proposal gives some hope that the rom-com can still function.
06/19/09
Anne Fletcher has practically established herself as the anti-feminist, playing more to the hopeless ring chasers out there rather than those who might be insulted at the prospect of independent women needing a man in their lives to complete them.
06/19/09
[Bullock and Reynolds] should be a winning combination, but they're slightly out of synch here: she overplays the gags and he isn't given enough to do to.
06/19/09
In the end, nothing can compensate for the fact that Bullock has been so diligent in ridding herself of any trace of niceness that she looks as if she's regretting the whole thing. Boredom doesn't suit her and a romcom without charm just doesn't rate.
06/19/09
Despite its less than original pedigree, The Proposal is a perfect example of a predictable, formulaic script elevated by fine acting and palpable chemistry.
06/19/09
The movie is a checklist of bad sitcom plots and generic romcom characters. But it's also funny and charming and cute.
06/19/09
The experience of watching 'The Proposal" is not unlike attending a performance from a cover band specializing in the songs of Billy Joel--both offer up the prospect of two hours of mind-numbing blandness without a single original element on display.
06/19/09
Know this: There are no original romantic comedies anymore, only original people in them. Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds make The Proposal a lot better than it ought to be.
06/19/09
Fletcher's labored, downright desperate efforts at wringing laughs out of hopelessly stale material results in a series of entirely needless sequences...
06/18/09
Romantic comedy fans will get what they want and, at least this time, those pleasures are a little less guiltier than usual.
06/18/09
Parental Content Review
06/18/09
Yet another formulaic romantic comedy, with little to offer except sparkling performances from Bullock and Reynolds.
06/18/09
has fleeting moments of hilarity and charisma, but ultimately falls flat as a romance, comedy and drama with an inane, sitcom-ish, uninspired and lazy screenplay along with sloppy editing and direction.
06/18/09
The Proposal's a fairly good-natured but weak proposition -- it's a movie you might enjoy on an evening's date, but it's not one you'll want to spend the rest of your life with.
06/18/09
...may not be the worst romantic comedy ever made, but it surely is one of the most unnecessary...plays like a patchwork of everything from "Men in Trees" to "Chuck and Larry."
06/18/09
The Proposal coasts along on likability, right up to its standard-issue ending; what it doesn't do is surprise us in any way.
06/18/09
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