Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman

Sandra Bullock is at her funniest in the fresh, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy The Proposal. On the verge of being deported and losing the high-powered job she lives for, the controlling Margaret anno...( read more  read more... )unces she’s engaged to her unsuspecting, put-upon assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds).

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PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Anne Fletcher

Release Date: June 19, 2009

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DVD Release Date: October 13, 2009

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  • November 30, 2009
    Very vanilla and even knowing where, how and with whom it would end I still found myself enjoying this just enough to hold my interest.
    It could have been the fact that I love Sandra Bullock as well as Ryan Reynolds (his timing is just impeccable and I really wish I had his abs!...( read more)). It could have been the beautiful vistas. It might have been the tight editing and occasional snappy dialogue, good chemistry between Bullock and Reynolds, but whatever it was...it held up just enough.
    This is an old story, you have seen it a million times before. There is really nothing overly special about it, but the execution gave me just enough gas to get through it.
    I keep reading how this movie was simply "by the numbers" and I cannot disagree, but I just couldn't hate it (and please bring me more of Ms. Bullock in recently showered splendor to the screen).
    A solid three stars and just fine for an evening fluff affair.
  • November 6, 2009
    didn't finish
  • October 25, 2009
    this movie is not as bad as many critics make it out to be! sure the end it predictable but he beginning and middle are full of pleny of laughs!
  • October 23, 2009
    Same old plot, but great acting.
  • October 17, 2009
    I enjoyed The Proposal. But, I am sucker for romance and sometimes chick flicks, I like a fair amount of cheese with my film entertainment, and I want to lick a variety of substances off of Ryan Reynolds toned body.
    Yes, you can see parts of the plot unfolding before your very e...( read more)yes, but I still enjoyed this movie. And to it's credit, they did add a few little twists here and there.
    I do enjoy Sandra Bullock as well, so I liked seeing her in this. She still looks great. It was nice to see Craig T. Nelson as the dad. I haven't seen much of him since his Coach days. I love Mary Steenburgen. Although she wasn't as comically intriguing as in Stepbrothers, she was still good. Betty White is always a joy to watch. Although, nothing will beat Mrs. Bickerman from Lake Placid or Rose Nylund from The Golden Girls,she is still a joy to watch on the screen.
    If you like chick flicks and romantic comedies, you will want to check out The Proposal.
  • December 3, 2009
    How can I dowen load this film please ?
  • December 3, 2009
    Kinda funny great love story...
  • December 2, 2009
    A good romantic comedy. You will certainly have some laughs.
  • December 2, 2009
    Watched this movie after it was recommended to me by a couple of my friends. I didn't actually find this movie to be anything more than a regular romcom. I liked "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" a lot better than this one!! Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds deliver some great dialogues...( read more), and the script is pretty funny, but it has too many cliches for my liking!! Overall, I'd suggest you watch it if you have nothing better to do on a boring afternoon!!
  • December 2, 2009
    It was predictable, but funny in a lot of places. Sandra Bullock makes this character come to life and Ryan Reynolds does a great job as the submissive one. I recommend this for anyone that wants a movie where you don't have to think.

Critic Reviews


July 24, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

So keen to be cute it curdles our stomachs and so anxious to be funny it jellifies our funny bones. full review

June 19, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

Without question this riotously funny flick is the year's best comedy -- at least so far. full review

June 19, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

A romantic comedy doesn't need to be original to be enjoyable, and yet The Proposal still falls way too short of the mark. full review

June 19, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

It isn't a film with a lot of big guffaws, but I smiled through most of it. full review

June 19, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Onscreen chemistry is an elusive notion but you know it when you see it, and Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds definitely have it in The Proposal. full review

June 18, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Though it falls short of winning our hearts completely, The Proposal is a serviceable and intermittently funny romance made enjoyable by the sparks between Bullock and Reynolds. full review

June 18, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

A romantic comedy so numbing it feels like Novocaine. full review

June 18, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The Proposal recycles a plot that was already old when Tracy and Hepburn were trying it out. You see it coming from a great distance away. As it draws closer, you don't duck out of the way, because it... full review

June 17, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press

Every scene between Bullock and Reynolds only suggests how fine they might be in good circumstances. full review

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Comments


  • mynameisashley
    December 1, 2009
    Romantic comedies quiz!
    http://www.flixster.com/quizzes/view-results?quizId=1553370
  • litata1612
    November 30, 2009
    can you sent me one movie about the Proposal..just one to let you guys that you really did a great job in you movie..
  • tumioageng
    November 27, 2009
    I loved the movie n dont mind watching it over n over again, mayb its becoz i luv both Sandra and Ryan
  • just1rachel
    November 25, 2009
    I love Sandra Bullock!
  • dyannagre2005
    September 17, 2009
    predictable and sticky sweet but funny.
  • princess7775
    September 14, 2009
    ITS REALLY FUNNY , SIMPLE MOVIE

    NICE TO WATCH IT
  • teriarcher
    September 10, 2009
    i like the movie, it very romantic and funny.
  • lovely93girl
    July 20, 2009
    i like the movie it was so funny!!
  • golfingobie1
    July 13, 2009
    I loved this movie.. I would see it again and again. I recommend it to all people.. it was a great movie and very funny!!! :) .. 5 stars!

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