The Proposal, Guest Entry

Sandra Bullock carries the movie. Ryan Reynolds is eye candy but is a secondary presence to her luminous screen appearance. The scenes of Alaska provide a beautiful backdrop to the plot. Betty White, Mary Steenburgen and Coach aka Craig T. Nelson play Andrew's (Reynolds) family in Alaska. Betty White brings her type-casted irreverent grandmotherly character to the movie, and this mostly works -- there are a few over-the-top scenes that fall flat. Proposal has a lot of potential but didn't develop the characters enough or create believable relationships enough to make the ending satisfying. Albeit, it made for a pleasant Saturday afternoon on a rainy Minocqua afternoon. (that's northern Wisconsin) By Ruth, Mary's pal