In a flash of inspiration, Margaret tells her bosses that she and Andrew have fallen in love and plan to marry. One day, Margaret, who it turns out is Canadian, learns from her boss that she has failed to fill out the appropriate immigration paperwork and will soon be deported - forcing her to leave the company. Her executive assistant, Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), puts up with her dragon-lady attitude and workaholic schedule because he dreams of being an editor himself, even though he considers quitting almost every day, just because his boss is such a terror to work for. It turns out that Bullock playing against type is the only original thing going on in the whole film.īullock plays Margaret Tate, the high-powered editor of a premier publishing house. The Proposal tries to break new ground by having Bullock take on the role of the Type A - the queen-bitch big-city professional who needs to relax. She's the force of nature who gets the uptight Ben Affleck to loosen his tie, or the environmental activist who softens up a callous Hugh Grant. In her romantic comedies, Sandra Bullock traditionally plays the wacky free spirit or the earnest do-gooder.

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