The Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds is one of those marriage of convenience evolves into something else kind of movies that just might be interesting. Recently I enjoyed watching similarly themed Contract Lover, a film produced in Hong Kong starring Richie Ren and Fan Bingbing.
In The Proposal Bullock plays a high powered workaholic book editor, Margaret, who is threatened with deportation to her native Canada. To stay in the country, Margaret quickly cooks up a scheme to marry her assistant, Andrew. Since Margaret has been the kind of boss on the level of Miranda Priestly and Murphy Brown, this is not a match made in heaven.
To be honest, I haven�t really enjoyed watching a romantic comedy starring Bullock since Love Potion No 9. However since I did enjoy watching her in Premonition last year, I�ll put The Proposal on my to-watch list. Not something I�ll run out to get tomorrow, but one day I�ll check it out.
Actually, the proposal is very good. It has depth to it and Sandra Bullock does a good job taking the serious parts seriously. The beginning is almost a clone of Two Weeks Notice with Hugh Grant, but once they get to Sitka, that ghost of Two Weeks Notice past (which I loved, incidentally) vanishes and Bullock takes a fresh approach. I really enjoyed it. oh, the ghost does come back for a few minutes at the end...but...not enough to ruin the momentum that built up in Alaska.
