The story is that Sandra Bullock (Margaret) is a nasty boss at a publishing company and Ryan Reynolds (Andrew) is her long-suffering assistant who does everything for her in the hope of getting a promotion and his own book published. One day, it turns out that Sandra has not fulfilled all her paperwork for her working visa to continue to work in America (she's Canadian) and is to be deported. She quickly sees the chance to stay by revealing her and Andrew are engaged. She just wants to get married to stay and he hates her completely. They go to immigration but they are on to them and advise them that if this is fraud, then they will go to jail. Remembering that Andrew was going home to see his parents for the weekend, Margaret quickly says they are going to see them to announce the engagement. It happens to be in Sitka, Alaska!
They meet his family played by Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson and Betty White and Margaret discovers that Andrew comes from money, lots of money! She doesn't understand why he does his job but he doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps and fights with him constantly. He wants to write. the family suggest they get married this weekend on Grandma's birthday!
Of course this is a romantic comedy so the two antagonists fall in love over the weekend (well they realise they love each other). However, at the wedding, the immigration guy is there and he reveals the cover-up. Margaret confesses and leaves to go back to New York to get packed for Canada.
Andrew chases after her and confesses his love at their work and they go back to the immigration and advise they do love each other for real! And that is the ending that I didn't like. It was over too soon and too conveniently. I wanted to see more of them together. And what about the criminal fraud charges? Such a poor finish to a fun movie. 7/10
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