The Proposal Movie Review

The Proposal




Director: Anne Fletcher

Writer(s): Pete Chiarelli

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds



The Proposal is what I would say was the biggest surprise of the summer as a whole for me. While the movie falls on some very familiar movie formulas, the spark that both Bullock (The Lake House, Hope Floats, & A Time to Kill) and Reynolds (Definitely, Maybe, Adventureland, & Waiting) bring to the movie screen is more then enough to set "The Purposal" off in the right direction.

Unlike Sandra Bullock's other movie (All About Steve) that I have stated is not only one of the worst movies of 2009 but will also forever be on my list as one of the worst movies ever, the Proposal however manages to highlight the actual acting talent that Sandra Bullock has been known for.

Ryan Reynolds delivers a very well done performance as an assistant to Sandra Bullock in this movie. The delivery and actions of both Bullock and Reynolds not only saves The Proposal from sinking along with most of 2009's romantic comedies but it also allows it to stand out enough to be worth your while to watch once if not multiple times.

The Proposal will entertain you and your family for the entire duration of the movie. This movie will make you laugh, it may make you cry (if you are a girl or a very feminine man), and it will also make you fall in love with it in general.

The characters in this movie are very likable, and you will not find yourself searching for any reasons to dislike any of them. The conflicts that arise never even cause enough conflict to make you truly dislike a single character involved with this movie. With well done performances, great directing, and a good script The Proposal finds a home even in amongst a crowd full of super summer blockbusters. The movie is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD and I would highly recommend you make it become apart of your next movie night.

My Rating:77%

All About Steve Movie Review

All About Steve

All About Steve [DVD]

All About Steve [Blu-ray]

Director: Phil Traill
Writer: Kim Barker

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper



Sandra Bullock stars in the supposed romantic comedy about Mary Horowitz who falls madly in love with Steve (Bradley Cooper). It is hard to watch a movie such as this seen as a actress the caliber of Sandra Bullock is in it playing such a paper thin character that the audience is left wanting to leave the theater.

This movie comes off as a surprise seen as Bullock did so well with the summer hit comedy "The Proposal". All About Steve fails on every single level that it tries to achieve. The movie is not funny, romantic, interesting, or even well acted for that matter.

There was possibly no apparent way for director Phil Traill to save this movie from complete disaster. The writing of the script by Kim Baker I think is damn near 98% of the reason that All About Steve completely fails itself. The acting involved would be the other 2% of the failure of this movie. Why on earth Sandra Bullock ever agreed to playing this role has me absolutely baffled, I just hope for her sake that her upcoming movie saves her from what is a disastrous career move on her part.

I may seem like I am being harsh with this movie but there really is nothing good that one could say about it. All About Steve officially at this point has my vote for the worst film of 2009 and I would go as far as saying that it is among one of the worst movies I have ever witnessed in my life.

I want to send out a warning to everybody out there that you need to stay completely away from this horrid movie. If you dare to venture into seeing this movie just make sure you can spare those 90 minutes of your life and that you really do not want them back. Worst movie of 2009 and everybody should be made well aware of it. "YOU WERE WARNED"

My Rating: 0%