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How disappointing...how can an actress of Sandra Bullock's stature turn out such trash! I can really find no redeeming qualities in this movie, from the extremely long naked scene where she's trying to find a towel and ends up falling on a nude Ryan Reynolds, to the distasteful male stripper scene, the weird dancing in the woods, and the many sexual innuendos. Whatever happened to a nice, enjoyable romantic comedy like Sleepless In Seattle?

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are not believable as a couple, right up to the end of the movie they don't seem to even like each other. Even Betty White is not very appealing in this movie.

My advice is don't waste your time or money on this awful film. I rate it a 1.

I tried to like this movie. I admire Sandra Bullock, she has contributed greatly to the art of TV and movie drama, as producer and actress. She excels at the former, and is mediocre to good as the latter.

But this movie is a steaming pile of every tired Hollywood invention going. The acting is very good, but can't be saved by this awful script. You kept wondering when the story was going to advance, but ended up sitting through scene after scene of the "we don't really like each other but we had to get married because (fill in plot device)". Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz nailed this routine in "What Happens in Vegas", a hilarious movie,and the same actor in "Just Married" with Brittany Murphy.

Betty White, in her mid-80's, is the one shining light in this film as the grandmother. She dominated the funniest scene in the film. Likewise, the epilogue that runs alongside the final credits is great. Oscar Nunez as Ramone also has a pretty good scene... but that's it.

Rent Ash's two films or better, buy them, if you like this type of comedy. No one can pull it off like him.

This is a dreadful movie. There are no laughs here....none. Sandra Bullock is truly awful as she over-acts and speaks faster than a speeding bullet. The actual story has been done--in one way or another--more times than Oprah has been on a diet. Julia Roberts was first choice to play the Bullock role, but wanted more money. The interesting thing about Bullock movies is they normally make money. This utter rubbish made money !! I am not so sure it would have had the box office success with Roberts. The cinema going audience (who enjoy rom-coms) will go to see Bullock in ANY rom-com. Even this. There has never been a funny rom-com. A friend of mine told me they are actually "date movies", so no one is really watching. That sounds like it MUST be true. (After all..There will be Blood..doesn't sound like a date movie).

I like rom-coms. well to specify, I like good, funny rom-coms, I really don't think I ask for much when I watch one, so this is why I'm selective of which ones I spend my time watching, I'm a fan of both Bullock and Reynolds and think this movie was the worst thing imaginable they could've come up with,

But after reading the reviews I thought I may have watched a different movie because some people describe it as laughing hysterically, finding it sweet and heartwarming, great chemistry between Bullock and Reynolds (which I don't know how anyone can arrive to that conclusion when it's obvious that's what is missing the most, even from trailers you can tell they have - zero chemistry).

Granted I had my reservations about seeing this movie from the start since I didn't even like the trailers, but my wife wanted to see it and I'm a big Sandra Bullock fan so I said why not, maybe they'll surprise me.

I understand each perception is different, but it's not explained in the movie why they like each other all of the sudden, they just filled the time with cliche and cliche about a bunch of nonsense. All rom coms have this, but the chemistry is not there, they don't look good together, for starters she looks too mature for him and there's no endearment from either part, it's all scripted without emotion, thats my view I guess

So the movie people describe on these reviews is quite different from what I saw, so I have a few questions for anyone who cares to answer in another review:

• What made you laugh hysterically ?? This is my biggest question because I don't remember laughing or giggling at all, at all, I'm not trying to be a stiff, I love comedy and I can find something to laugh about a lot of things, people love my humor but these comments have me baffled, I sincerely can't think of anything lo laugh about in this movie.

• What sold you the idea that this couple had chemistry ? IMO they look distant and stiff around each other and when they get together it's all artificial, so what did I miss ?

• What made you think this was a sweet movie ? Maybe I watched too many movies but all the "sweet" moments are copy and paste scenes from other movies, and the pasting Is pretty clumsy and predictable IMO, may be you have a better moment that tells you something.

• If not laughing hysterically most reviews describe the movie as funny, what are the funny aspects of it ?

I'm sorry if I come off as a jerk or obtuse, is just that my wife and I hated this movie and we were discussing the other day about it and she told me "I bet people loved it", I said "No, I don't think so, it was terrible" and we made a little bet which obviously I lost, lol, so I found the time to write this for anyone who cares to read it before I go and pay my debt, lol.

The emotional connection between the main characters is not believable. They simply do not have enough conversations in which we see them get to know each other, leaving it hard for us to believe a relationship can realistically be developing between them.

This movie relies on slapstick type humour to the extent that it literally 'slaps two naked coworkers together'. Slapstick humour can be funny, but I don't recall laughing much during this film. The film really is more of a "comedy" based on an unrealistic situation, than a romantic comedy.

I cannot deny that this movie really disappoints, even though I am fans of Sandra and Ryan!! I have to wonder if this film was rated highly by some individuals who could not see far enough past their love of these actors.

The Ugly Truth was at least a little better ... See it or buy that one for someone for Christmas instead if you need to get a romantic comedy... I simply cannot believe the Proposal is getting better ratings.

Your time is better spent doing anything other than watching this movie.

My wife and I walked out of the movie during the male stripper scene (never shown in the previews). How in the world would anyone want their thirteen year old daughter seeing this scene?

Those of you who actually believe in morality will not want to have to explain these scenes to your kids. Those who want to think of their relationship as more than a self-indulgent sexual relationship will also find this scene at least uncomfortable if not downright ugly. They have a cute story that could have been told without this pg-17 junk for oversexed teenagers.

My wife and I wanted to just have some fun with a romantic movie, and the pg-13 rating seemed OK for that. They lied, we walked out and advise anyone else with any sense of what makes marriage work: don't waste your money.

The first half of "The Proposal" was charming, funny,unpredictable and swimming in talent. But then it dove, ruined itself for no narratively justifiable reason, via two scenes of raunchiness and nudity. One implied that decent women and grandmas see erotic dancing as a family outing. The other showed a towel-less star having to use a mitten to cover her genitals with one hand while covering her breasts with her other. The camera focused on the woman's body for what felt like an eternity. This was not what I want to see on a date with my husband.

The PG-13 rating implies a child might see the film with a parent. It implies a fourteen year old would be fine watching the film alone.

The old "sex sells" cliché is poisonous. It's a public health issue. Children and others exposed to erotic views can become addicted to "the drug of the new millennium." The porn addiction weakens self-esteem and relationships. Don't put this stuff under a PG-13 rating.

Rent this movie to explore early adolescent girls' understanding of adult relationships, because it's a very good illustration. Yes, it's that bad.

And to make it more poignant, the office in New York is what an adolescent probably thinks an office is like: a classroom complete with a despised teacher figure, cowering students and misbehaving clowns.

Big covered this territory in a much more satisfying way, And Big was intentionally funny (where The Proposal is only funny when it doesn't mean to be).

A sad effort all around.

This is the biggest load of rubbish I've seen for a long time. I really can't understand why there are so many rave reviews. Sandra Bullock has done better. Not sure why I'm still watching it now. Why don't make make any good Rom Coms any more. The best actor in the film is the Dog. It is a bit of a shallow plot line. You kinda know what's going to happen after the first 5 minutes. There is a really good cast but if the story is poor then no amount of good acting is going to save the film. I did not watch it till the end as it was getting silly and thought there would have to some miracle of twist to save. I'm guessing that was not the case.

The story was something we've seen thousands of times before. You not only know where the plot is going, you're there ahead of them. So it was predictable and forgettable. The casting was dumb. There is no chemistry between the two leads. It was unbelievable. Sandra Bullock is too old for these ingenue parts. It wasn't funny. It was just cringe-worthy.

My wife made me watch this and she laughed out loud while I cringed. This movie is just too stupid to describe. My daughters would call it cringy. I am thinking of divorcing my wife for making me watch. Suspended disbelief is impossible when a movie is so poorly written and full of over worked cliches and sophomoric non-humor.

This movie is an absolute travesty and is a slap in the face to anyone who has married a foreigner and knows how tricky it is to get residency. This makes it all a joke and is so unbelievable it's just disgusting.

Why make a movie with the entire plot turning on something you obviously know NOTHING about?! Next they should make a movie about all the fish living on the moon.

There is not one thing or person in this film that appeals to me, especially betty white who should have turned down this role to stay home and take care of her dog ... perhaps the rest of the cast should have done the same and saved the footage for toilet paper.

Sandra bullock is not that hot she is hardly a 7 and a mediocre actress at best. She is 45 yeas old here and she does look a 45 year old woman. Ryan reynolds is 33 so a total mismatch. I wont' spoil anything because there isn't anything to spoil. It's another boring cliche falling in love by accident story with actors trying hard to be entertaining. Everyone is OVERacting here and the grandma ? And the constant sexual innuendos; holy cow, does she ever shut up?

His parents are either clueless or crazy. Despite the fact that she is old enough to be her mother they never bother to ask her about their future plans or children? The ending couldn't have been any more unoriginal it's been done before. If this were a better couple a more believable couple with some chemistry between them i would've given it a 3 but this just didn't do it for me.

Its a crime that this movie have a better rating then most comedies its so bad and not funny at all. And maybe thats because no comedic actors are in it. Its not romantic and not funny at all. I know Sandra Bullocks character were suppose to be cold and soulless but does the entire movie need to be soulless aswell? People who give this a high rating doesnt know anything about movies.