Funny, heart-warming movie -- surprisingly.

Rating: 7/10 (22 November 2009)

I have no real reason, but I absolutely despise Sandra Bullock. I even despise initial choice of Julia Roberts to play the lead role as well. However, nearly a year ago, I saw a preview for this and I thought it looked wickedly funny. I thought, "my gosh, this may be the first movie with Sandra Bullock that I want to watch." Despite my passionate hatred for Bullock, the duo of her and Ryan Reynolds was unreal. Fantastic chemistry and the awkward faces and pauses from Sandra and Ryan nearly put me on the floor with laughter coming out of my gut.
The premise of the film is Margarette (Bullock) is being deported to Canada and unless she can use her assistant Andrew (Reynolds) as an option to keep her in the USA, by marrying him, then Margarette is out of a job and so is Andrew.
I found myself hoping and praying that at the end of the film there would be a happy ending of them magically falling in love. Believe it or not, there is some twists and turns to keep your suspense moist and to keep you on your edge.
The comedy is outrageous, especially for an actress such as Sandra. Ryan's no newbie to comedy scene and once again, he dazzles me with his wit and timing. I couldn't stop laughing at his awkwardness during the scene with Margarette telling her boss they'd be getting married. Likewise, I couldn't stop laughing at Sandra's awkwardness --that occurs for nearly the entire film.
It's a beautiful film that shows a lot of scenic views and has a lot of established cast as the support and secondary roles. I was very surprised at how much I didn't want the film to end and I was even more surprised that I enjoyed a film that had Sandra Bullock as the main attraction. That being said, I do love the film Speed, which stars Sandra, but I like it for other reasons and try to block her out.
I definitely recommend this movie to anyone who's seen the previews. Even if you didn't think it would be good, give it a try. Any Bullock fans will love this. If you're a fan of both actors, this will be your Heaven.