The Proposal

I’ve been seeing posters for The Proposal with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds for almost a year now. Well, I’ll have to wait another six months to see this gem as it is only be released in June 2009.

Yes, I said Sandra Bullock.  Yes, someone gave her work.  And no, I have no idea why.  She plays an evil Canadian woman (because we’re delightfully foreign) and her assistant is played by Ryan Reynolds’ favourite character: a bumbling idiot.

A series of things I don't care about

The plot, as far as I can tell, involves flying to Alaska and faking an engagement so that Bullock doesn’t get deported and Ryan doesn’t lose his job.  There is some random eight-year old sexual humor. One redeeming quality in this movie is “grandma” played by Betty White who gets to feel up Sandra Bullock and make fun of her small breasts.  I’m not kidding, something along the lines of “It’s like an easter egg hunt…”  We’ve all been thinking it; Betty White as the nerve to say it.

So, if you like stupid fake romantic comedies with no discernible value whatsoever, I suggest you start waiting in line now because this one is going to sell out.

– Gordon