10 February 2011

JR Late Night Movie Review: The Proposal

JR LATE NIGHT MOVIE REVIEW OF THE WEEK:
THE PROPOSAL
JR's Movie Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆


LIST OF BLOG CONTENTS
 COMING UP

THE PROPOSAL
Box Office Records

U.S. Domestic Total Gross: - $163,958,031
Philippine Domestic Total Gross: - $1,058,046
Worldwide Total Gross: - $317,375,031

TOP 172 ALL TIME DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE HIT
TOP 272 ALL TIME NON-DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE HIT
TOP 215 ALL TIME WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE HIT

6th HIGHEST GROSSING ROMANTIC COMEDY FILM

3RD HIGHEST GROSSING TWILIGHT FILM OF ALL TIME

TOP 16 HIGHEST DOMESTIC GROSSING FILM OF 2009
TOP 9 HIGHEST DOMESTIC GROSSING PG-13 FILM OF 2009
TOP 19 HIGHEST GROSSING FILM - WORLDWIDE 2009

TOP 88 HIGHEST GROSSING RATED PG-13 FILM
TOP 137 HIGHEST GROSSING RATED PG-13, OPENING WEEKENDS

TOP 373 WIDEST RELEASES
TOP 429 WIDEST OPENING RELEASES

194TH MOVIE FASTEST TO REACH $100,000,000


MOVIE DETAILS

Name of the Film: THE PROPOSAL
Date of Theater Release: 19 June 2009
Genre: Comedy  |  Drama  |  Romance
Director: Anne Fletcher
Writers: Pete Chiarelli
Distributor: Buena Vista
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour 48 minutes
Production Budget: $40 million
Official Movie Website: http://theproposal.movies.go.com/
Movie Tagline: "Here Comes The Bribe"

PLOT
"A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada."
For three years, Andrew Paxton has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew - he agrees if she'll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma's 90th, so Margaret goes with him - to Sitka, Alaska - where mom, dad, and grams await. Family dynamics take over: tensions between dad and Andrew, an ex-girlfriend, Andrew's dislike of Margaret, and her past color the next few days, with the INS ready to charge Andrew with fraud.

Sources: 
1. Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/)
2. Box Office Mojo (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=proposal.htm)




ACTORS

1. RYAN REYNOLDS (portrayed Andrew Paxton)
2. SANDRA BULLOCK (portrayed Margaret Tate)

MOST NOTABLE AND CREDITED CAST OVERVIEW:
1. Sandra Bullock (portrayed Margaret Tate)
2. Ryan Reynolds (portrayed Andrew Paxton)
3. Mary Steenburgen (portrayed Grace Paxton)
4. Craig T. Nelson (portrayed Joe Paxton)
5. Betty White (portrayed Grandma Annie)
6. Denis O' Hare (portrayed Mr. Gilbertson)
7. Malin Akerman (portrayed Gertrude)
8. Oscar Nunez (portrayed Ramone)
9. Aasif Mandvi (portrayed Bob Spaulding)
10. Michael Nouri (portrayed Chairman Bergen)
11. Michael Mosley (portrayed Chuck)
12. Dale Place (portrayed Jim McKittrick)
13. Alicia Hunt (portrayed Coffee Barista)
14. Alexis Garcia (portrayed Immigration Clerk)
15. Kortney Adams (portrayed Colden Books Receptionist)
16. Chris Whitney (portrayed Medivac Pilot)
17. Jerrell Lee (portrayed Jordan)
18. Gregg Edelman (portrayed Lead Counsel Malloy)
19. Phyllis Kay (portrayed Mrs. McKittrick)
20. Kate Lacey (portrayed Party Guest)
21. Gene Fleming (portrayed Store Owner)
22. Mary Linda Rapelye (portrayed Executive Secretary)
23. Anne Fletcher (portrayed Jill)

Source:
1. Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/fullcredits#cast)
2. Photo from Yahoo.com (http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1796/the-proposal-stills)




TRIVIAS

 Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian who wants to marry her assistant (Ryan Reynolds) in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. In real life, Reynolds is from Canada and Bullock is American.
 225 Franklin St, Boston, was the real location of The Colden Books office. The entire main office, including Margaret's and Bob's offices, were completely rebuilt and replicated at Disney Studios in Burbank, CA for pickups and re-shoots in January 2009.
 Nowhere does it list Alaska as an actual film location. The film was actually filmed in Boston and on Boston's North Shore. In one of the scenes, you can see the famous Rockport icon, "Motif No.1", the little red shack famous for being a subject of many famous painters' and photographers' work. Snow-capped mountains (or any mountains, for that matter) are nowhere to be found on the North Shore. Those were added in digitally.
 Julia Roberts was the first choice to play Margaret, but reportedly refused to take a pay cut, so Sandra Bullock took over the role.
 Betty White almost turned down her role in the film because filming would require her to spend ten weeks away from her golden retriever.
 The puppy named Kevin is played by four American Eskimo puppies named Flurry, Sitka, Nanu and Winter.
 Pro wrestler Barry Ace was cast, but was never called to start working.
 The family boat used to transport Margaret and Andrew from the airport is a Wasque 26, built in Marblehead, MA - just a few miles from where the movie was filmed. 

Source: Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/trivia)




GOOFS

I. REVEALING MISTAKES (1 Goof)
 SPOILER ALERT! In the scene where Margaret gets in the boat and roars away, after they get out in the open water you can plainly see that they had just started the boat up and had not been going full speed the whole time.

II. FACTUAL ERRORS (1 Goof)
 The red buoy is number 27. Actually red buoys (called red nuns) are even numbers, not odd numbers.

III. ERRORS IN GEOGRAPHY (5 Goofs)
 A time-lapse scene shows the sun not setting during the night at Sitka. Alaska is almost 1500 miles north to south. While there are places in Alaska, above the Arctic Circle, where the sun doesn't set at night in summer, the sun always sets in Sitka, even in summer (though sometimes quite late, and nautical twilight isn't reached every night).
 Early scene - bedtime - shows sun's movement to indicate location within Arctic Circle, but the sun angle in subsequent scenes could only occur at much lower latitudes.
 There are no lobster boats in Sitka's harbors.
 When Margaret and Andrew are in her office, a view out the window shows the barren trees in the courtyard (filmed at International Place in Boston in late winter/very early spring) but yet the same weekend they are in in Alaska where everything is lush green, even though Alaskan Spring is far behind Boston and NY Spring.
 A Rockport, Massachusetts landmark called "Motif No.1" (a little red shack often portrayed in art) can be seen in the "Sitka, Alaska" scenes.

IV. ERRORS MADE BY CHARACTERS (2 Goofs)
 When Margaret is telling Andrew's family and friends about how they got engaged she says that the two were celebrating their one year anniversary. When the government official comes to Alaska, Andrew tells him that "six months ago we started dating, we fell in love".
 SPOILER ALERT! Before leaving for Sitka, Mr. Gilbertson schedules an 11am appointment for Monday. When in Sitka, Andrew and Margaret stay three nights, indicating that they have stayed through Monday. Although the immigration official arrives in Sitka on what would be Sunday, there is no mention of what day it is in reference to when Andrew and Margaret would get back to their lives.

V. AUDIO / VISUAL UNSYNCHRONIZED (1 Goof)
 After Andrew announces his engagement to Margaret to the guests, a woman's voice is heard saying, "Let's get some champagne." Later in the same scene, after Andrew and Margaret share their long kiss, the same voice can be heard saying the same line, even though everyone in the shot is already holding a champagne glass with liquid in it.

VI. CONTINUITY (13 Goofs)
 While Andrew is at the door of the chairman's office the camera switches between him and Margaret with the chairman in the background. Originally the chairman was sitting with legs under the desk then he was turned out with one leg on the other and then he was back in his original position again.
 When Margret and Anne are dancing in the forest, Margret's hair begins the scene being half pinned back and near the end of the song is all down.
 When Margaret and Andrew are talking outside on the street after first leaving the immigration office you see a FedEx truck in the background behind Andrew on the street. As the scene switches between the two of them it disappears and then instantly reappears.
 When Andrew and Margaret first go into the immigration office, Mr. Gilbertson is reviewing Margaret's case in a plain manila envelope. When he tells them that he will see them on Monday and tosses the file, it is now a much darker folder.
 When Margaret and Grandma Annie are dancing in the forest in front of the fire, the height of the flames in the fire changes from scene to scene.
 During the scene where Andrew makes Margaret propose to him on the sidewalk, a girl in a green sweater walks past them in the same direction three separate times.
 In the scene at Federal Plaza when the camera is on Andrew an Asian woman walks past him in the direction of Margaret. In the next scene the camera is on Margaret and we should see the Asian woman but she is not there.
 Just after Margaret and Andrew bump into each other after she comes out of the shower, we see Andrew stepping out of the bathroom to talk about the dog. When the scene cuts, he is seen stepping out of the bathroom again.
 When Margaret and Andrew first arrive at his home, Margaret pulls Andrew aside during the party by grabbing the front of his jacket. When the scene switches, she is holding onto the sleeve of his jacket.
 (At 1:01:00) Andrew is sleeping on the floor on top of a blanket. Several seconds later, that blanket is gone -he is sleeping on the carpet without the blanket.
 SPOILER ALERT! When Ryan Reynolds' character is reading her letter after she runs away from the wedding, you see the wedding dress in the background. In the first scene, the necklace from Grandma Annie isn't there, in the second scene, it is, and the third it is gone again.
 SPOILER ALERT! Throughout the film, Andrew's hair changes from being clipped on the back and sides to cut and styled, most noticeably in the wedding scene.
 SPOILER ALERT! A day before the wedding, right after Andrew and Margaret meet Mr. Gilbertson in the Paxton family's barn, they are seen in their bedroom, and suddenly, Grandma Annie walks in, taking the baby-maker from the bed and telling them that they are to sleep separately tonight. The camera does a full perspective showing Grandma Annie leaving the room, and when the camera focuses back to Andrew, Grandma Annie is seen in the background leaving the room again.

VII. INCORRECTLY REGARDED AS GOOFS
 Granny Annie, who is celebrating her 90th birthday says she wore the wedding dress when she was pregnant, but also says her mother made the dress in 1929. Granny would have been ten years old in 1929, however, Granny never says that she was the first one to wear the dress.

Source: Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/goofs)


10 MEMORABLE QUOTES

1. ANDREW PAXTON: "Three days ago, I loathed you. I used to dream about you getting hit by a cab. Then we had our little adventure up in Alaska and things started to changed. Things changed when we kissed. And when you told me about your tattoo. Even when you checked me out when we were naked. But I didn't realize any of this, until I was standing alone... in a barn... wifeless. Now, you could imagine my disappointment when it suddenly dawned on me that the woman I love is about to be kicked out of the country. So Margaret, marry me, because I'd like to date you."
2. MARGARET TATE: "If you touch my ass one more time I will cut your balls off in your sleep, okay?"
3. MARGARET TATE: "If you ever grab my ass again. I will kill you!"
4. ANDREW PAXTON: "Margaret, will you marry me? Because I'd like to date you."
5. GRANDMA ANNIE: [upon introducing to Margaret] "Do you prefer Margaret or 'Satan's Mistress'?"
6. GRANDMA ANNIE: [to the MedEvac pilot when he refuses to take her to the airport] "Don't make me call your mother!"
7. RAMONE: "You can tell she's a good dancer by the way she drinks her soda pop."
8. ANDREW PAXTON: [sarcastically] "You can do this, but that would require you to stop snacking on children while they dream."
9. ANDREW PAXTON: "Congratulations. I'm a hundred."
10. GRANDMA ANNIE: "Don't let him out. The eagles will snatch him."

Source: Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/quotes)


SCENES FROM THE FILM



FEATURED MOVIE TRAILER

THE PROPOSAL - TRAILER
by: Bionytt (18 March 2009)

Video Description:
The Proposal original trailer - Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds in romantic comedy

Video Category: Comedy
Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFL8b1p1ELY


MPAA CONTENT GUIDE

I. SEX AND NUDITY
1. There is a scene where, after she takes a shower, Margaret (Sandra Bullock) cannot find a towel, so she goes out, and is seen for 15-20 seconds using only a washcloth to cover her private area and her arms to cover her breasts. She then bumps into a completely nude Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) and they fall over, she landing on top of him. They are seen fully naked from the side (no breasts or genitals visible) pressed up against each other.
2. Margaret gets taken on a bar. A man there takes her up on stage and does a striptease dance for her in very small, skin tight underwear. It lasts for about 2 or 3 minutes. There is some kissing.
3. Andrew climbs into bed spooning Margaret and Margaret says "What is that?" Andrew says, "It's morning". In context, this is clearly a reference to his erect penis.

II. VIOLENCE AND GORE
1. An eagle swoops down from a tree, grabs a small dog, and starts to fly off with it. A woman saves it by throwing rocks and her cell phone at the bird (the dog is fine, mostly a comedic scene).

III. PROFANITY
1. Terms referring to breasts are used multiple times.
2. A woman sings a suggestive song that includes the words "balls" and "bitches".
3. The word "jackass" is used.
4. The 'S' word is the very first word used in the film, it's also used 1 or 2 times in the film.

IV. ALCOHOL / DRUGS / SMOKING
1. Several people are shown drinking during a bar scene.

V. FRIGHTENING / INTENSE SCENES
1. A small dog is snatched by some sort of eagle that tries to carry it away, but the dog ends up being rescued.
2. Margaret's cruel behavior toward the people at work may be frightening to young children who might be watching.
3. Margaret falls out of a boat at one point and nearly drowns.

Source: Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/parentalguide)


AWARDS and NOMINATIONS

AWARDS
I. People's Choice Awards, USA
*** 1. People's Choice Award: Favorite Comedy Movie - 2010
II. Teen Choice Awards
*** 1. Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie: Dance (Betty White & Sandra Bullock) - 2010
*** 2. Teen Choice Award: Choice Summer Movie: Romance - 2009

NOMINATIONS 
I. ALMA Award
*** 1. ALMA Award: Actor in Film (Oscar Nunez) - 2009
II. Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
*** 1. Critics Choice Award: Best Comedy Movie - 2010
III. Golden Globes, USA
*** 1. Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Sandra Bullock) - 2010
IV. MTV Movie Awards
*** 1. MTV Movie Award: Best Comedic Performance (Sandra Bullock) - 2010
*** 2. MTV Movie Award: Best Comedic Performance (Ryan Reynolds) - 2010
*** 3. MTV Movie Award: Best Kiss (Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds) - 2010
*** 4. MTV Movie Award: Best WTF Moment (Betty White) - 2010
V. People's Choice Awards, USA
*** 1. People's Choice Award: Favorite Movie - 2010
*** 2. People's Choice Award: Favorite On-Screen Team (Ryan Reynolds & Sandra Bullock) - 2010
VI. Satellite Awards
*** 1. Satellite Award: Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Sandra Bullock) - 2009
VII. Teen Choice Awards
*** 1. Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie: Chemistry (Ryan Reynolds & Sandra Bullock) - 2010
*** 2. Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie: Liplock (Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds) - 2010
*** 3. Teen Choice Award: Choice Summer Movie Star: Female (Sandra Bullock) - 2009
*** 4. Teen Choice Award: Choice Summer Movie Star: Male (Ryan Reynolds) - 2009

Source: Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/awards)


JR's MOVIE REVIEW

RATING BREAKDOWN:
Movie Plot = 19/20
Portrayal of Characters = 19/20
Graphics and Special Effects = 18/20
Public Popularity Hit = 13/30
Minimal Goofs = 9/10
Total Movie Score: 78/100

AVERAGE STAR RATING: 8 out of 10 Stars
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 

I. MOVIE PLOT (19/20)
A true romantic movie epic. The movie has included a new twist to the regular plots of romance comedy films of today. It was truly new to the eyes of the viewers since the plot really goes in with our current world. The plot was thoroughly taught about since we laugh at moments where we really don't expect to do it. Sometimes, throughout the movie there were moments where a viewer will look at an event seriously but at the very end of that scene, that viewer will laugh as hard as he/she can. My most favorite scene was the Ceremonial Fire of Grandma Annie at the Forest with Margaret Tate. 

II.  PORTRAYAL OF CHARACTERS (19/20)
The movie had a great line-up of recognizable actors and actresses which include Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and Betty White. A person will look at the movie as if it was a true to life story since the actors were really acting in accordance to their given role.

III. GRAPHICS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS (18/20)
There was not much use of graphics and special effects in the film. So I think I can not have much commentary on this part.

IV. PUBLIC POPULARITY HIT (13/30)
The Proposal is, what I think, the greatest summer romance flick of the decade. In the Internet Movie Database, The Proposal got an average grade of 6.7 out of a possible 10 which was scored by a total of 45,941 Internet Movie Database members. In Metacritic.com, it scored 48/100 which has a huge difference of 52. Also, as we can see in the Box Office Mojo, it was graded an A by 440 (43.9% of Total Voters) Box Office Mojo members. Other grades in the Box Office Mojo are as follows: [B = 411 (41.0%); C = 95 (9.5%); D = 20 (2.0%); F = 37 (3.7%)]. Also, its public popularity is truly evident by its high box office gross of 317,375,031. 

V. MINIMAL GOOFS (9/10)
The movie has a total of 23 Goofs according to the Internet Movie Database. To get the score for the Minimal Goofs, JR divided the total number of goofs to the total number of minutes the film has in total. The tabulated total will then be multiplied by 10; and the product will be subtracted from 10 to get the final score. So, 13 divided by 108 minutes is 12.03%. The minimal goof score is then 9 out of a possible 10.

VI. General Reaction
One of JR's favorite comedy movies of the past decade is The Proposal. There is no doubt that one will laugh at the different antics of Grandma Annie, untoward actions of Andrew, unavoidable anger issues of Margaret, and the sexy dance moves of Ramone. I recommend this movie to all people especially to couples this Valentine's Day as it shows how true love can be formed from the most complex forces of life, specifically that of the force of the law. 



THE PROPOSAL

DATA SOURCES
1. 
(The Internet Movie Database - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/)

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Coming Up,
Next Next Week, Spider-Man 2



MARCH 2011
First Week, Saw 4
Second Week, Saw 2
Third Week, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Fourth Week, Saw
Fifth Week, Cars

APRIL 2011
First Week, Clash of the Titans Movie Update
Second Week, Toy Story 3 Movie Update


MAY 2011
First Week, Not Another Teen Movie
Second Week, Superbad
Third Week, The Simpsons Movie
Fourth Week, Meet The Fockers

JUNE 2011
First Week, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Second Week, Toy Story 
Third Week, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Fourth Week: 2012




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