I paid for and watched "The Proposal" today so now you don't have to. You are most welcome. My companion stated afterwards that it was "cute," which is damning with faint praise if ever I heard it. I am one of those people who actually enjoys a good romantic comedy, who appreciates laughing out loud and not knowing how things will end because This One Will Be Different.
Also, I very much like of the Ryan Reynolds. However, upon further reflection, it seems to me Mr. Reynold is actually a good-looking Muppet and not, in point of fact, a human male with a "guy-next-door" level of attractiveness.
I read somewhere that a romantic comedy is based on a series of lies - the leads lie to themselves about how they feel while getting further entangled in a series of snowballing lies to others about intentions and goals, which sounds a lot like politics, frankly, with less sexual tension.
I also saw "The Hangover," which I feared would be like "Porky's," only less sophisticated. Instead, I fell in love with and quickly had Zach Galifianakis' twins. So, yeah. That's kept me busy.
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I saw both of these - The Proposal was not horrible. You're exactly right about the Muppet-ness of Ryan Reynolds.
And I really liked The Hangover. Didn't expect to, but I did. "I was a wolf pack of one...."
I really liked The Hangover, too. I expected Porky's, but I laughed, hard, and found a lot of nuance in the madness. And I liked the madness. I also am now madly, MADLY, in love with Zach Galifianakis.
Ryan Reynolds reads as GAY to me so I'd find it hard to get interested in him as a rom com hero. And that makes me think of My Best Friend's Wedding and beautiful Rupert Everett singing Say a Little Prayer. Sigh.
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