Same Old Song and Dance.

The Proposal-Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds


SEE.

Okay, people, this is gonna have to be short and sweet. I still have to work for a living. I like Ryan Reynolds. I like Sandra Bullock. If I were going to make a romantic comedy, I would certainly want these two people in it. I just don't want them romancing each other. I'd like to see Sandra playing Ryan's big sister or something. I know. I'm ageist. Look, she is 12 years older than he is so I had my doubts. They are very, very cute, but Sandra Bullock is experiencing a bit of the Matthew McConaughey syndrome. Everybody knows it. The truth is "cute" wears off as we get older. Sure even when Sandra's playing a cold-hearted bitch, she's cute, but it's a little more forced. Ryan Reynolds, heaven help him, is in danger of much the same problem.


Here's what I propose-give these people some other part to play. Alcoholic wife. Pedophile. Some small, interesting role that will give them a shot at breaking out of the cute and funny rut. Frankly, if I had to do a cutesy romantic comedy every other year, I'd develop a drug habit just to make my life more interesting. Let's give 'em something more than girl meets boys encounters conflict fixes conflict lives happily ever after. Okay, that said, I was mildly amused. I was also sometimes perplexed. It was as thought the movie had two completely different directors depending on the scene. On the almost upside-nice fakeout with the ex-girlfriend storyline. I almost thought it was gonna be a different movie than I expected. But it wasn't.


Just a few asides. Please keep Craig T. Nelson out of the sun. (Just a thought.) Frankly, a waste of Mary Steenburgen, but what are you gonna do? Betty White is always a fantastic trip, but it's always the same trip. (Perhaps a peek into the future for Ms. Bullock and Mr. Reynolds. Stretch yourselves now or forever hold your peace.)


EAT.


Starbucks. Still the king of cinema coffee. Woes to the mom and pop coffee shops looking to be represented on film. If it ain't Starbucks, it ain't happening. Especially if you're shooting in New York. How Ryan Reynolds carries two piping hot cups of Starbucks lattes in one hand, on the run, I don't know. Just talented I guess.


SHOP.

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