A 'green card' story that amuses and entertains

Rating: 7/10 (7 October 2009)

This romantic comedy does what it sets out to do and I am sure that those movie fans who like this genre will enjoy the experience of seeing The Proposal.
It's a very effective vehicle for Sandra Bullock to display her quirky comedy talent, and she does very well (her best movie in quite a while I think). Her co-star Ryan Reynolds adds good support and the pair dominate the screen as you would expect. But viewers won't tire of seeing the duo in action I suspect. The dialog and story move along with pace and there are plenty of opportunities for laughs and chuckles.
As you might expect, this is no complex twisting plot, but rather a gentle ride through a nice story of how events can shape relationships, both for good and for bad, further complicated or helped by families.
A very watchable movie that neither grates nor annoys (but neither does it leave much in the memory, I must add).
My only critical comment would be that I wish the director had worked much harder to make us believe in the strength of the relationship during its transition for one end of the emotional spectrum to the other. Admitedly the plot requires the actors to act hatred and the characters to fake affection, then feel love, but I didn't feel the intensity of either end of the process.