Well, what you can really expect from a romantic comedy these days? Most will, definitely, say the same overused comedy clichés with the same well known usual characters. I am telling you in the very beginning that you will find The Proposal quite similar to what you have already found in many other romantic comedies with some familiar faces like Sandra Bullock who pairs up this time with somewhat less skilful Ryan Reynolds who is gradually drifting away from some really impressive movies.
Yup, it’s true, you will find here the same old faces doing the same old things, and the pity is that in the same old ways. But still, there is something (though it’s in iota) different of which you are not quite used to. Whether you feel it or not, it depends on the types of rom-com you like. The thing you will notice when watching the Proposal is that these guys know that they are doing the usual things, and they try to make it the best. So, you can definitely get something new buried in the old clichés and that’s what makes it somewhat worthwhile to watch.
The first noticeable cliché relates to the couple. Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is a career-minded woman who is badly indulged in her daily tough routine that she didn’t have time to find a man for herself. She is hated by her employees who reckon her an unconquerable boss. But the thing that is different here is that her character hasn’t been pushed quite harder in the movie unlike many other Sandra’s rom-com. In short, she is not depicted in as a standard stereotypical woman in the Proposal. So, it doesn’t take her too far that you being to hate her. She blackmails her assistant to marry her, and even then we don’t hate her character.
Another cliché begins to unfold at the time when we found that Margaret has a Canadian nationality and she must be married an American, otherwise she will be deported. The only man she knows here is her assistant Andrew who agrees to a marriage of convenience to save the careers of both of them.
Margaret and Andrew need to visit Andrew’s parents to convince them of their false love to avoid proving their marriage as deception wedding. Andrew belongs to a rural Alaska family and then emerges another cliché when the city girl seems to adjust herself in a small village. But the thing that is different here again is that Andrew’s parents are not typical such movies parents that live in log cabins in the jungle, contrarily, they are quite rich. She soon realizes that wearing high-heels and lacy lingerie here is not a right thing to wear in the extremely cold Alaskan winter.
We also meet different members of Andrew’s family at that time, his Granny and father appear to really appealing characters. The Proposal goes on and on and so are the clichés, but with little bit difference.
Tags: margaret tate, proposal, romantic comedy, sandra bullock
