The Proposal

2009, PG-13, ***1/2

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, Betty White, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T Nelson, Malin Akerman

This movie is another Sandra hit! You won’t be disappointed.

Margaret (Sandra Bullock, “Hope Floats,”) the editor in chief of an NYC publishing company is about to be deported back to Canada. Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds, “Adventureland,” “The Nines”), her executive assistant is about to celebrate his grandma’s (Betty White, “Golden Girls,” “Lake Placid”) 90th birthday party in a remote Alaskan town he grew up in. In order to stay in NYC and keep her high profile position, Margaret black mails Andrew into marrying her, and assures him of an instant promotion.

In the mean time, Andrew is startled when he learns that ( faking the engagement means serving in federal prison.) So, with that said he still pretends that it is for real, and invites Margaret to Alaska with him for a few days. And of course, hints at a real relationship begin to develop.

This film is a lot more in depth than most of the romantic comedies of today. It’s more emotional because of the circumstances of the main character (Bullock) and shows how ones conscience comes into play when they understand consequences, and see them in action.

Betty White is absolutely hilarious. Reynolds reminds me of a young Jim Carrey, however he’s more dynamic as an actor, and has a better body. If you don’t catch this in its last few theatre weeks, definitely catch this on DVD.