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The Proposal

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Original title

The Proposal

Year

2009

Running time

107 min.

Country

United States

Director

Anne Fletcher

Screenwriter

Pete Chiarelli

Cast

Music

Aaron Zigman

Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Producer

Touchstone Pictures, Mandeville Productions

Genre

Romance. Comedy | Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

In New York, a pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. When high-powered book editor Margaret (Sandra Bullock) faces deportation to her native Canada, the quick-thinking exec declares that she's actually engaged to her unsuspecting put-upon assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds), who she's tormented for years. He agrees to participate in the charade, but with a few conditions of his own. The unlikely couple heads to Alaska to meet his quirky family (Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White) and the always-in-control city girl finds herself in one comedic fish-out-of-water situation after another. With an impromptu wedding in the works and an immigration official on their tails, Margaret and Andrew reluctantly vow to stick to the plan despite the precarious consequences.

Awards: 2009: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Actress Comedy or Musical (Sandra Bullock)

2009: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Actress Comedy (Sandra Bullock)

2009: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Comedy Movie

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Critics' reviews

"The Proposal is a movie about a couple who start out hating each other and end up liking each other. It's a funny thing about that. I started out hating the movie and ended up liking it. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Like most Hollywood romantic comedies these days, The Proposal is all about bringing a woman to her knees. (...) Ms. Bullock, who excels at playing spunky, is as appealing as usual, but the role proves as awkward as those heels."

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"The latest cinematic definition of insipid is 'The Proposal', a romantic comedy so numbing it feels like Novocaine. (...) Only Betty White as someone’s nut job grandma cuts through the plot inertia. (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Charming,   traditional romantic comedy (...) The chemical energy between Bullock and Reynolds is fresh and irresistible."

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"The Proposal" took the #1 at the weekend US Box Office, with $34.1 million, becoming her best first weekend of Sandra Bullock's career until 2009. Total Domestic Gross: $163 million.

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