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Article: Bullock, Reynolds' likable `Proposal' hard to turn down.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- June 19, 2009
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Byline: JAMES VERNIERE
"THE PROPOSAL"
Rated PG-13. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal Fenway Stadium and suburban theaters.
Grade: B-
A screwball comedy in the classic vein, "The Proposal" scores no points for originality. But it features the appealing team of talented star Sandra Bullock and young leading man Ryan Reynolds (also known as the lucky devil married to Scarlett Johansson), and it delivers consistent laughs.
Bullock is tightly cinched publishing titan Margaret Tate, also known as "the Witch" and "Satan's Mistress." A "Devil Wears Prada"-esque scourge and dominatrix at her company's New York City offices, Margaret ...