Romcom by numbers. That really is the best explanation for 'The Proposal' starring Sandra Bullock. Even the title is generic.

1. Uptight editor-in-chief of a publishing company, the tight-skirt-wearing Margaret Tate (Ms Bullock) is about to be deported to her homeland Canada because, as fastidious as she is about everything else, she forgot to sort out her work visa.

2. Ridiculously good-looking assistant editor Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), who has been hiding his backbone for three years in the hopes of landing his dream job, agrees to marry the evil boss lady so that she can stay in the U.S. of A.

3. Overzealous immigration officer threatens to expose their cunning plan, deport Margaret and send Andrew to jail for fraud.

4. The 'happy couple' goes to Alaska to prove to Andrew's family that they are in love and that their engagement is, well, authentic.

5. Seriously? You really want me to carry on? Trust me… you know where this is going. There is only one possible trajectory it can take. And, no, even the inclusion of an absurdly-named Malin Ackerman (since when is anyone that hot called Gertrude?) and a storeowner-cum-stripper-cum-priest called Ramone (Oscar Nunez) isn't going to change that. And, yes, it does involve a mad dash to a one-plane airport in the middle of nowhere.

Coincidentally, it also involves a proposal. A few actually.

But — and here's probably the bit that counts — while the film's very existence invites as much sarcastic commentary as Alaska's most famous governor, you'll probably secretly enjoy it.

It is, after all, Sandra Bullock.

Not sold? Did I mention that she spends a good four minutes of the film naked?

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