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Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
Genre: Romance Comedy
Running Time: 108 minutes

In The Proposal, a bitch of a boss Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) faces the danger of deportation and getting fired from her executive editor-in-chief position at a book publishing company because she was too busy and can't be bothered to fill in some forms or something I don't really care to understand. So with no solution in mind (I'm honestly surprised bribery didn't come into play, but I guess that would have been a little too sketchy), she conveniently grabs her assistant, Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) - who happens to be so, so hot, the injustice of this world I'm telling you - and announces her "engagement" with him.

Naturally, he agrees to this illegal affair (oh why wouldn't he, I mean, everybody does it, right?) only on the condition (there's always the condition) that he gets promoted to editor so that he can accomplish his noble goal of publishing this book he really likes.

But the immigration officer is a bitch too (like all stereotypical, asshole-y government people in movies) and doesn't buy their story of being engaged, keeps an eye on them in hopes they slip up.

Now I strongly believe that one must not expect too much from romance comedies purely because it will always be very predictable and always ends happily-ever-after. That's just how they are and they should not be blamed for it. It's almost like blaming a horror movie for having a ghost appear suddenly with loud "BOOM" noises throughout the movie to shock the audience - that's the way it's done, get over it.

Similarly, The Proposal is predictable in this way. However, the movie can only be described as extremely hilarious, with sarcasm overflowing from both main characters. It is very witty which can only be carried off with awesome chemistry between them two. There's not really a dull moment in the movie (though I cringed at the stripper part, trust me you will too) so the pace of the movie feels relatively brisk. The romance part is not nauseating and overwhelming and is frankly kept quite minimal till near the end, so guys can relax when watching this movie with your girlfriends too.

Verdict: The Proposal uses the basic foolproof recipe of romance comedies, but adds so much fun to it that it becomes a really enjoyable dish.

Worth watching for: The insanely witty banter and that hot yet hilarious scene of both of them naked. Yes, NAKED.

Labels: Romance Comedy, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock