Movie Review: The Proposal (2009)

As far as comedy romances go, this movie sticks close to the generic scenario. Successsful White-collar workers are put in an awkward romance that brings in family, exes, and bad humor. The movie has some flaws, but the shots are beautiful. The south Alaskan shots were very vivid and pleasing to the eyes. In addition, the house where most of the action takes place is country-like and fits the schema of the character of Andrew. There were some awkward shots, which was why I gave this an average rating. Several awkward moments with Sandra struggling with luggage or getting down a ladder made me cringe. A women as independent as her should pose ot be a more stronger character. I felt like she was begging to fall into the arms of Andrew, which made things felt a little fake. Despite character inconsistencies, I enjoyed the performance of both actors overall. Awkward moments with animals (why animals?), was a weak point and made me uninterested. The granny had the most "cringe" moments, and I had to skip past the tribal chant scene. It was too much to see two great actors, doing a god-awful pointless attempts at humor.The premise was interesting. It had a little bit of feminism and gender roles in the situational irony. That was something to run with in this movie. However, as the movie goes on, it suffers from bad humor and predictable writing. I did get to see Sandra naked in the movie, so it was definitely worth my time

Score:
(2.5/5): Good premise, bad humor, predictable plot. Unless your into movies like Sex in the City, skip this.