1.5 stars out of 5/ D+
"The Proposal," a romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, may be the laziest film of the year. The plot revolves around a rich book editor (Bullock) who brides her assistant (Reynolds) to marry her, so she will not be deported to Canada, her native country. What could have been a delectable comedy treat ends up being a predictable, unfunny mess. In fact, the script is so formulaic it could be mistaken for a math equation. Uptight business woman. Check. Cute Dog. Check. Batty Grandma. Check. Unexpected couple. Check. Crazy Male Dancer. Check. The bad part is that nothing in that equation is funny. Ryan Reynolds tries to make something of the material, but instead just ends up making a bunch of confused facial expressions. And Sandra Bullock is not funny at all. Honestly, she may be the least funny person in Hollywood at the moment. Meanwhile, Betty White (the aforementioned batty Grandma) brings some charm to the film, but mostly comes off as over the top and annoying. In conclusion, "The Proposal" is one of the most unoriginal comedies of the year. By the end of the movie, I wanted to be deported to Canada, just to escape the film's consistent mediocrity.
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