THE PROPOSAL
CAROLINE: I was very much looking forward to the new romantic comedy “The Proposal” starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, both of whom are really hot.
RYAN: I am wholeheartedly disappointed that I missed this screening. I thought the trailer was great and I was really psyched to see Sandy B.’s reluctant return to the romantic comedy genre.
CAROLINE: Honey, I was totally with you on that, and I so wanted to love this movie. Sadly, I didn’t. I hate to even say that, but I was watching it the whole time thinking, “I’m kind of disappointed.” There are some good performances though, from the two stars and Betty White.
RYAN: I just adore that Golden Girl.
CAROLINE: The movie definitely has its moments but I wanted it to be cuter and more romantic than it was. The premise is fun; Sandra Bullock plays a high-powered book editor who forces her assistant to marry her so she won’t get deported. It has “chick flick” written all over it, so I was expecting to love it. But I don’t think Sandra really pulled off the bitchy boss thing because she’s so sweet and sunny. And her chemistry with Ryan Reynolds wasn’t all that.
RYAN: Was the movie funny?
CAROLINE: Mildly, but I thought I would laugh more. And I thought I’d be more into the love story.
RYAN: Yeah, I can see how they wouldn’t have great chemistry. I don’t see them as a couple; plus that have that big age difference.
CAROLINE: Maybe they’re both too pretty or something.
RYAN: So is it too long? Or is the writing just bad?
CAROLINE: It’s definitely not too long, but the writing is weak; which is weird because Sandra Bullock said the only reason she was willing to do another romantic comedy was because of how good this script was.
RYAN: Way to raise our expectations, Sandy.
CAROLINE: Exactly. The movie also has Mary Steenburgen, Denis O’Hare and the guy who played “Coach.” The cast is great, so the movie should have been better. I’m bummed about this one. I can’t fully recommend it.
— BOTTOM LINE —
CAROLINE: I suppose it’s worth seeing for die-hard Sandra Bullock fans, but for the rest of the world, it’s not good enough to merit a trip to the movie theater. It was cute in parts, but I was a little underwhelmed.
RYAN: Guess we’ll have to wait for the “Sex and the City” sequel.
— RATING —
