The Proposal! Bullock and Reynolds Bring Back Romantic Comedy!

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2009)

Went to the 11:10AM show at AMC in Port Chester, N.Y. yesterday and came out feeling extremely uplifted! The theatre was "packed" for a 1st show on the Friday morning of opening day; primarily women and teenage girls, but a few guys were there as well. Initially I thought it was going to be a movie of little substance, but just about 10 minutes into it I could tell that this movie was going to be a pleasant surprise! Sandra Bullock plays a high level Publishing exec. and Ryan Reynolds, her assistant. Think of Sigourney Weaver in "Working Girl"; She is obviously a "witch" and totally self absorbed. When it's discovered her Canadian work Visa hasn't been extended because of an out of country trip she took without "permission" by the U.S. Government, she's about to be deported and won't be able to work for any US company, even from Canada, for at least a year.
Non-stop comedy, with some tears along the way, ensues from that point on!
The entire cast was brilliant, especially Betty White as Grandma, who apparently is part Eskimo and new age Shaman? The scene with Bullock getting lost in the woods and stumbling upon White doing a tribal dance is so funny the entire audience was belly laughing full throttle!
There's so much more here, but know this...if you don't laugh and cry and laugh at this film then you better get some counseling because this movie is as good as it's gotten in a long time! Very Fulfilling and worth every cent...a woman directed this! YEAAAAA