Review – The Proposal

Just about every grade school class has that one kid who can’t stop himself from eating the Elmer’s Glue. He knows it doesn’t taste good. He knows it’s bad for him. Most of the time he can control it, but every once in awhile the urge overcomes his better judgment. I think I’m that way with romantic comedies. Despite their omnipresence, on most occasions I can deftly avoid them. But every once in awhile – especially at the end of a long week or after watching something particularly heinous that I’m trying to forget – I’ll give in and let one run. So that’s my excuse for watching this. The boss from hell (Sandra Bullock) is in danger of being deported to Canada, so she bullies her hapless assistant (Ryan Reynolds) into marrying her. To get an officious bureaucrat off their backs, they’re forced to fly to Alaska to spend the weekend with his family. Predictability ensues. Indeed, this follows the standard formula so closely that you can pretty much see the whole rest of the movie in your head without spending any time actually watching it. Mildly amusing