Okay, but.............

Rating: 5/10 (15 October 2009)

Canadian Margaret Tate (Bullock)is a hated boss, but her Visa is expiring and she proposes to marry her assistant Andrew (Reynolds) to be able to stay in the United States.
This had huge comedic possibilities but the script wasn't up to the effort. If the promos hadn't shown the Betty White scene 10,000 times where her character is fitting Margaret with her old wedding gown it could have had, at the very least, one LOL moment. Didn't happen. The script was bland and okay for a made-for-TV movie.
And, really. in a movie like this where the main characters who don't like each other, end up liking each other (Oh, you didn't know that would happen? HA!) someone should try to match actors that have a good chemistry so we could all feel good at the end. Didn't happen. I didn't care if the pairing, proposal, or "marriage" would work. Did anyone? Also, I think the ending should have gone another way. Would have made more sense. No, I can't tell you what the ending is and what I wanted.
Needless, useless and not funny scenes: every one with Ms Bullock and the dog, and the male stripper scene in the bar.
I want to say the acting overall was good, and it was, but there were some over-acting moments with Bullock and the dog and I couldn't wait for them to be over with. Do people actually watch the scenes before it goes out to the public? Hmmmm.
Yes, Ryan Reynolds looks like Ben Affleck. I thought it was Affleck and had to check the DVD box. They look the same, act the same, and have basically the same expressions. Think I'll check the box again.
Betty White is a treasure no matter how many times a scene with her is shown. Other treasures are Nelson and Steenburgen and they did good as did the rest of the cast. I thought we would at least see a family dinner along the way. Didn't happen. The breakfast-in-bed thing doesn't count.
Overall, an okay movie that has been hyped to death. I get the feeling that Ms Bullock wants to push the envelope with her partial nude scenes. Suggestion to her: Do it with a better script.
Violence: No Sex: No. Nudity: Partial by both Bullock and Reynolds Language: No.