Take the Universal Romcom Playbook and mix it with the plot of Meet The Parents and you have The Proposal, the latest hit romantic comedy from Sandra Bullock. Bullock plays uptight, bitch, Canadian editor Margaret who will be forcefully departed unless she blackmails her assistant, every(American)man Ryan Reynolds in to marrying her. Thus, he take her home to Alaska to 'meet the parents' to live their deception.
Bullock is great. Reynolds is great. Steenburgen and Craig T are also great, as is Betty White. All great. But the script is a little too familar, the direction slick but flat and the script lacking in the amazing situations and dialogue that made the Fockers movies so memorable. Given a cast this talented (Bullock and Reynold make for a strong sparring couple), this whole endevor seems like a wasted opportunity.
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