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Genre :

Comedy, Romantic

Release Date :

June 19, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Anne Fletcher

Starring :

Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Craig T. Nelson, Mary Steenburgen, Denis O'Hare, Betty White

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..there's no falling for "The Proposal."..”

by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]

“..surprisingly charming and smartly executed..”

by Mack Bates [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

“..so numbing..”

by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

“..so flimsy..”

by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]

“..Hilarious fun..”

by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Review rate : B+

“..charming, traditional romantic comedy..”

by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..a standard-order..”

by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..a serviceable and intermittently funny romance..”

by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

“..a crowd-pleasing romantic comedy..”

by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]

Reviewed by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]

Review rate : C
Reviewed by Keith Phipps [Onion AV Club]

Review rate : C
Reviewed by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]

Reviewed by Kara Nesvig [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]

Reviewed by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]

Reviewed by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]

Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

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