The Proposal

What's tricky about The Proposal is that you know exactly what's going to happen before the movie even starts. The challenge then becomes to make the oh-so-familiar journey entertaining and fun. The Proposal accepts this challenge and wildly succeeds. Sandra Bullock plays tough as nails book editor Margaret Tate, who forces her weary assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her in order to prevent her deportation to Canada. Not completely original, The Proposal is filled with echoes of previous films like The Devil Wears Prada and While You Were Sleeping, to name a couple. A little unimaginative, but okay with me since I love both of those movies. What I liked about The Proposal was that it didn't hit you over the head with the idea that Margaret and Andrew were falling in love. It was very subtle and sweet. In addition to sweet, this movie is laugh out loud funny and one of the most enjoyable romantic comedies in recent years. Bullock and Reynolds are wonderful together and have amazing chemistry.