Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock are actually good in this film. Surprisingly, I liked it. I really thought this was going to suck badly, but it was fairly good. Ryan Reynolds plays Andrew Paxton, an assistant to Bullock's bitch executive Margaret Tate. Margaret is evil incarnate, and she makes her case early in the movie by firing a potential threat in a fellow publishing executive Bob Spaulding. But shortly thereafter she realizes that despite her power in the publishing firm they work for, her work visa has expired and the only way for her to stay in the country is to get married.
Andrew (Reynolds) is really her only option since no one else can stand her. She offers him a proposal. If he agrees to marry her, then he will be promoted and no longer work as her assistant. He agrees and the two fly off to Andrew's home town in Alaska! During the trip they meet Andrew's odd and rich family and hilarity ensues. Great supporting roles by Bette White, Craig T. Nelson, and Mary Steenburgen. Audiences obviously ignore critics on this one because it made a ton of money at the box office, and rightfully so. It's a great little romantic comedy. Just Queue It!
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