The Proposition (2005)
Genre: Drama / Western
Duration: 104 minuten
Country:
Australia / United Kingdom
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Stars: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone and Emily Watson
IMDb score:
7,3 (56.247)
Releasedate: 6 October 2005
The Proposition plot
"This land will be civilized."
The story is set in Australia in the 19th century. Charlie Burns and his brother Mikey are captured by Captain Stanley. Together with their psychopathic brother Arthur, they are suspected of having committed a brutal crime. Stanley makes an almost impossible proposition to Charlie in an attempt to end the bloody vicious circle.
Actors and actresses
Charlie Burns
Captain Morris Stanley
Arthur Burns
Jellon Lamb
Eden Fletcher
Martha Stanley
Mike Burns
Brian O'Leary
Asian Prostitute
Asian Prostitute
Reviews & comments
kos
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- 46463 messages
- 8665 votes
Pretty rough western, in which in principle not too much happens. What is therefore given a lot of attention is the atmosphere, which is certainly creditably reproduced, beautiful music too. But hey, that Hillcoat isn't Sergio Leone and you never really get carried away by it.
Small 3 stars.
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Bottleneck
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- 8232 messages
- 2105 votes
Cool movie. Instead of just close ups of taciturn heads, words come out here, and it doesn't stop at posing tough but they really are, especially Arthur Burns. It's a pity that he is so rarely discussed, in my opinion more time could have been invested. The Aboriginals give it that typical Australian atmosphere, but I'm not really overwhelmed by Guy Pierce.
Beautiful images and a very good soundtrack indeed. The story lacks some impact but is nice and straight forward and has nice dialogues (a bit too often poetic). In that respect and in terms of atmosphere/music, The Propisition does exactly what I hoped and expected with True Grit.
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Fisico (moderator films)
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- 9884 messages
- 5352 votes
To be honest this film started for a third time this week. I fell asleep every time, although in the beginning I was not sure whether it was due to fatigue or the plot. Possibly both, but it didn't escape my attention that I didn't find the plot interesting. So little happens - and that in itself doesn't bother me - but I didn't find any line in the plot. It seemed very incoherent and awkward to me.
Apart from the approach, also substantive but a bizarre story as if they wanted to take too much on the fork with subplots and various characters that offered little added value. What did offer added value were the beautiful images with occasionally beautiful shots.
Not a film that blew me away, rather bored me. Shame, clearly expected a lot more.
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