The Proposition

  • 2005


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Positive Reviews 36
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 3.8/5
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4.0
Like the countryside it portrays, The Proposition is visually brutal and bloody. Austin Chronicle
4.0
A beautifully shot trackers western that brings the Fordian poles of garden and desert to bear on the bushrangers Outback, this is also a revenge dram .. Time Out
5.0
Have you read Blood Meridian, the novel by Cormac McCarthy This movie comes close to realizing the vision of that dread and despairing story. Rogerebert
3.2
Its well acted and has a great premise, but doesnt add up to beans. Sover
4.4
The townspeople can no longer stand it, and they walk away before the punishment is complete. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.5
Its surprising that a film this unflinchingly violent can be so thought provoking, and that the performances are as fine tuned as they are. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
But be warned: The movies most memorable imagery is also its most violent. News Review
3.0
Its as if every scene is deeply crucial, every word pure poetry, every landscape sheer perfection. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The Great The performances are superb.Winstone and Pearce strike exactly the right balance with their complex characters and intriguing characters, wh .. View London
5.0
Plenty have wanted to elevate westerns to epic heights, and director John Hillcoat is no stranger to that desire. Film Journal
4.4
For his part, Pearce manages to be magnificent without doing terribly much; he gives a battered yet distilled portrait of watchfulness. Boston
3.5
The ending of the film the Christmas showdown is certainly effective as one of the most brutal pieces of cinema I can recall, but once more to what en .. Mountain X
3.5
No, no and no; just a Western, entertaining and signifying nothing in strutting and fretting its hour and forty four minutes on the screen. Reel Talk Reviews
4.2
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa R runtime 104 minutes Limited Release Date 05/05/06 performer Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily W .. Ew
4.0
Brutal, bloody and brilliant, this is superior filmmaking, and more evidence of the renaissance of the Australian film industry. Empire
3.5
Dont call this an Aussie Western.Labelling will demean its power to disturb. Eye For Film
3.8
Arthur is fond of spouting bromides about the importance of love and family.You keep waiting for him to erupt, heightening the tension of an already a .. Sf Gate
4.0
The conclusion is exhausting and exhilarating; the film hugely entertaining and troubling. Bbc
3.5
It definitely is not a film for all tastes but should appeal to the fans of the genre. Reeling Reviews
3.5
It definitely is not a film for all tastes but should appeal to the fans of the genre. Reeling Reviews
4.5
Zombie is good: invoking horror movies is as perfectly fitting here as invoking Westerns like Unforgiven. Flickfilosopher
3.8
The strength of The Proposition is its relentless moral ambiguity. ReelViews
4.2
Its a difficult and elusive thing to balance, but Hillcoat and Cave have done it admirably. Seattle Pi
1.5
...lots and lots of shots of people staring off into space thinking;... a strange juxtaposition of violence and laggardliness... Tony Medley
3.8
Of The Civil Dead) and generates a prescient allegory about imperialism. Coles Mithey
2.5
Director Michael Caton Jones imbues Shooting Dogs with an understated, thoroughly matter of fact sense of style that quickly proves to be an ideal mat .. Reel Film
3.8
But this may be the most effective Huston has ever been in a film. Deseret News
4.5
The Proposition is a superbly crafted, hard hitting drama about loyalty and conscience. Urban Cine File
3.5
It may have been inspired by the American Western, but its integrity and power is all its own. Varia Gate
3.8
Started several years ago, Art Alley is an evolving showcase of Kansas City street artists. Kansas City
5.0
The Proposition probed the stakes of violence embraced as virtue on either moral side and cautioned those who seek vengeance that it may be revisited .. The Filmy Ap
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.8
The Proposition Beauty meets butchery on the Australian Outback 3stars Go to showtimes Tenderness and cruelty, civility and pain exist side by side in .. Chron
4.0
Benoit Delhommes camerawork extracts every last drop of harsh flavour from the cracked landscape, and the movie itself has the quality of a bad dream. Film Guardian
4.2
Hillcoat develops all of this in slow measured paces, harnessing the themes with heavy yet undeniably striking visual motifs. Flip Side Archive
1.9
I like a good gunfight, galloping horses and terrified townspeople as much as the next bloke, but Cave and director John Hillcoat dont give us time to .. Denver Post
3.0
No doubting the film is a thing of beauty, as purple sunsets and epic compositions grace almost every scene, but the heavily portentous nature of thes .. Future Movies
3.0
Game of Thrones: Sounds Like the Iron Bank Wont Be in the Final Season IGN News The representative of the Iron Bank, Tycho Nestoris played by Mark Gat .. Film Force Ign
4.2
If you see Hillcoats 2006 film The Proposition, youll understand. Looking Closer



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