Mamma Mia!
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been waiting for someone to discover a way to bottle up joy and save it for when you’re having a bad day. While I have yet to come across a vial of pure delight for sale, I have discovered Mamma Mia! — and I’d say it is a close second. This film musical starring Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried is about Sophie, a little girl (Seyfried) who finds through her mother’s old diary that her biological father may have been one of three men she dated one summer. Sophie invites Bill, Sam, and Harry to the beautiful Greek island where she and her mother live in order to learn the identity of her biological father before her wedding. When Donna (her mother) discovers the men staying at her inn, old memories resurface, and chaos (and a lot of ABBA songs) ensue.
Mamma Mia!
The Proposal
The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, is a master class on how to create the perfect balance of heartfelt romance and incredibly funny comedy. Margaret (Bullock) is a successful publishing executive in New York City who discovers she is being deported back to Canada. Instead of accepting defeat, she blackmails her assistant Andrew (Reynolds) into marrying her in exchange for a visa. The two must, however, sell their bogus love to the DEA agent assigned to their case, which leads to a trip to Alaska to meet Andrew’s entire family.
The Proposal
