Has moments of fun, but mostly just collapses in rom-com clichés.

Rating: Null/10 (4 July 2015)

For three years, Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew - he agrees if she'll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma's 90th, so Margaret goes with him - to Sitka, Alaska - where mom, dad, and grams await. I must say, for a romantic comedy with Sandra Bullock, the plot is a bit complex. Most of these films just waddle down into a desire for happiness and sex jokes, but "The Proposal" does more than that. It has its moments of fun and laughs, but mostly returns to the boring clichés that make us hate romantic comedies. Too bad, "The Proposal" was on to something. Sandra Bullock played the uptight professional role well, but struggled coming out of her shell as an actress and being funny. Ryan Reynolds' character could have been played by anyone. He doesn't have the charm or the comedic talent that is needed to drive a comedy. With the typical frustrating falling apart moments and mayhem, "The Proposal" looses its heart that we all were waiting for. It had the potential to be a quick and fun comedy with some sweetness at the end, but mostly just looks for cheap laughs and chaotic events.