
For three years, Andrew Paxton has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew - he agrees if she'll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma's 90th, so Margaret goes with him - to Sitka, Alaska - where mom, dad, and... (Full plot summary below)
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For three years, Andrew Paxton has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew - he agrees if she'll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma's 90th, so Margaret goes with him - to Sitka, Alaska - where mom, dad, and grams await. Family dynamics take over: tensions between dad and Andrew, an ex-girlfriend, Andrew's dislike of Margaret, and her past color the next few days, with the INS ready to charge Andrew with fraud.
Leave your thoughts about The Proposal.
| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsAn old-fashioned romp reminiscent of the best of Doris Day and Rock Hudson! |
| PopMattersRenie Scolaro MoraThe troubling thing about Margaret's "punishment" is the implication that she deserves it in the first place. |
| Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)John WirtThe Proposal restores Sandra Bullock to comic glory. It's her best role since While You Were Sleeping. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfRegardless of the changes in setting and leading men, this is still Bullock running off the same old battery, and the fatigue is becoming increasingly difficult to cover up. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenDirector Anne Fletcher keeps the romantic comedy running with a bubbly spirit and a snappy pace. |
| BET.comClay CaneThere is a beacon of light -- Betty White. Ms. Betty could be cast in a revival of 'New Jack City' and you'd believe her in every frame. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookSometimes, 'The Proposal' is rather engaging. |
| Christianity TodayAnnie Young FrisbieThe fresh dialogue, gorgeous scenery, and ultimately winsome love story make this one of the most appealing romances to come down the pike in recent years. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...may not be the worst romantic comedy ever made, but it surely is one of the most unnecessary...plays like a patchwork of everything from "Men in Trees" to "Chuck and Larry." |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryThe Proposal feels both new and familiar. It's new, in that it doesn't obey a lot of rules of romantic comedies, while not breaking with tradition, and familiar in that it is reminiscent of some of the best romantic comedies without seeming too derivativ |