Very unrealistic and predictable

Rating: 3/10 (14 September 2010)

The proposal is another romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock (Margaret Tate) & Ryan Reynolds (Andrew Paxton). As it turns out, so is the pairing of Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds which seems to be very little 'chemistry' between each other. Individually, Reynolds sarcasm can be amusing, and Bulock's straining for comedy is occasionally funny. However in "The Proposal" neither brings out anything good in the other, and watching them try being in an awkward relationship hurts the eyes. The nature of the genre, regardless of how it begins, ends with both parties in each other's arms. The film is very unrealistic and predictable. Just the fact that both couple would actually end up falling for each other is odd, there's is clearly a large age difference and it is very noticeable in the film (Bullock is 12 yrs older than Reynolds in real life). Also by predictable it is very basic. At first they are forced to be a couple and really dislike each other but when they go to visit Andrew's parents, they form a bond and eventually start falling for one another. I feel the ending was too clichéd and should have been, that they didn't end up actually getting married. Aside from Reynolds and Bullock the other cast included Reynolds family, Bullock's associate and a male striper (that should have been cut-out-- it wasn't funny at all!). Overall this film is just unfunny, unrealistic and very predictable. It was hard to finish the film because it was dull and boring. Just not my type of movie.