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Saturday, July 11, 2009

The Proposal


You can read the full synopsis of the film here (brought to you by Rotten Tomatoes) or you can watch the trailer by clicking here (brought to you by Apple).

Here's what The Other Critic is proposing...

This was a great show. I had heard pretty good things about it from a few friends so when the opportunity came to go out and see a movie, it was The Proposal or Transformers 2. Now, don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved Transformers 2 (review to come soon), but I thought it would be selfish not to see what my wife wanted to see...

As with most of the chick-flicks that I have seen, this one was pretty predictable. You all know the formula—boy meets girl, boy likes girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl again and they live happily ever after. Ryan Reynolds rocked this show (would you expect anything less from him?) and there was some pretty good on screen chemistry between him and Sandra Bullock (who still looks good). But, it was the opening 20 or so minutes of this show that really won me over. Ryan Reynolds facial expressions are simply the best. Props go out to Betty White as well, a job well done.

This is a great date movie—be warned, though, there is a bit of nudity from both Reynolds and Bullock. But, if you blush at the sight of naked people, no worries, the theater is dark and no one will notice.

Was it worth the price of admission? Sure. Would I buy it? Yeah, probably. Would I watch it over and over and over? Probably not, but it was still a great show.

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