Movie Reviews

THE PROPOSAL

10 July : Bullock is back with another hit.

CAST: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen

DIRECTOR: Anne Fletcher

SHOWING: Now

Sandra Bullock continues to entertain audiences as her number one hit passes the US$100 million (R822 million today) mark at the US. box-office and proves it’s comedy that audiences really want. The Proposal released in the US on the 19^th June and opened at the number 1 spot making it the biggest US opening ever for a Sandra Bullock film, taking more on its opening weekend then Speed (US$14.4 million), A Time to Kill ($14.8 million) and the smash comedy Miss Congeniality ($13.8 million).

The film starring Bullock, who was last seen on the big screen back in 2007 and rising star Ryan Reynolds proves she’s still got what it takes as the smart new comedy is currently tracking to become her biggest film ever in the US.

Bullock’s co-star Ryan Reynolds is also enjoying the spotlight as this summer’s hot new male lead with films such as Wolverine and Adventureland.

The story goes that when high-powered book editor Margaret (Bullock) faces deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec declares that she’s actually engaged to her unsuspecting put-upon assistant Andrew (Reynolds), who she’s tormented for years. He agrees to participate in the charade, but with a few conditions of his own.  The unlikely couple heads to Alaska to meet his quirky family and the always-in-control city girl finds herself in one comedic fish-out-of-water situation after another.  With an impromptu wedding in the works and an immigration official on their tails, Margaret and Andrew reluctantly vow to stick to the plan despite the precarious consequences. 

It’s a nice feel-good flick, predictable and sometimes funny. Bullock though is perhaps not the best for her part. Not because she can’t act but because she’s a tad older than co-star Ryan who she finally gets it on with.