The Proposal

There is something intergalactic about Sandra Bullock's appeal. Nebulon is unsure what it is, but even in the farthest depths of the galaxy there are still species which use Sandra Bullock's visage as unit of measurement for spankability. 'That's three and half Sandras' they say. Perhaps it's her girl next door charm, or her pixie qualities. Whatever it is there was a measurable increase in tension in the auditorium during the scenes when she was cavorting round with only a flannel to hide her shame.

Based on this kind of universal appeal, any movie with Sandra Bullock in is bound to be solid gold right? And Ryan Reynolds, he's a watchable screen presence right? Well the answer is yes, but those two are perhaps the only reason to keep watching this film because the plot and script just aren't going to do it.

The plot is pretty standard stuff. Two beings meet, don't like each other, go through some unifying event and fall in love. If you go back a few thousand years Nebulon is pretty sure you'd find a few Greek plays which have the same plot, just substitute Alaska with Parthenon. There's nothing wrong with the formula, it can work well as long as every other cylinder is firing, but in this case it just falls flat.

As Reynolds struggles to deal with his over bearing boss Bullock in a New York publishing house. When she runs into immigration problems she drags Reynolds into a fabricated marriage and they both struggle to blah blah blah.... really, you're just not going to care. On the other hand I can think of worse reasons to beam down to the multiplex than to see the two leads on screen, Nebulon would rather watch Reynolds and Bullock deliver clunkers all day than some other actors and actresses spouting Shakespeare.

All in all, dreary stuff only the cast keep it from being a total wash out.

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