The Proposition
2005
In the hostile and unforgiving Australian Outback of the 1880's, men live and die by the gun and justice comes at the end of a hangman's rope. Struggling to bring the order to the territory, a ruthless English police captain (Ray Winstone) hunts down the Burns gang - the brothers wanted for a brutal rape and murder. But while .. Read more
| Starring | Guy Pearce, Tom Budge, Emily Watson, Ray Winstone |
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| Director | John Hillcoat |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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The Proposition
In the hostile and unforgiving Australian Outback of the 1880's, men live and die by the gun and justice comes at the end of a hangman's rope. Struggling to bring the order to the territory, a ruthless English police captain (Ray Winstone) hunts down the Burns gang - the brothers wanted for a brutal rape and murder. But while Charlie (Guy Pearce) and Mikey are taken prisoner, the gangs psychopathic leader escapes to their hideout in the hills. Determined to finish the job, the lawman makes Charlie a proposition - find his fugitive brother, kill him and young Mikey will be saved from the gallows.
| Starring | Guy Pearce, Tom Budge, Emily Watson, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Danny Huston, David Wenham |
|---|---|
| Director | John Hillcoat |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Jul 2006 Blu-ray: 23 Jun 2008 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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The Proposition begins with a bang: a bloody shoot-out that dispatches Noah Taylor to an early grave almost as soon as you recognise him. This is an Australian western, backed by... read more »
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Please, it's not a western
Men with big hats and guns do not a western make, and whilst long shots of weather-beaten faces may conjure up memories of Sergio Leone, The Proposition is far grimmer than anything he ever made. Yes, it moves slowly, but that just serves to heighten the repression and frustration of Ray Winston as he misguidedly tries to impose the English country idyll onto a bleak, uncaring and hostile landscape already ravaged by the early brutally disorganised steps of British colonialism.
Watch it - be frustrated by everyone's inability to communicate, be horrified by the brutality and the gore, and be stunned by the scenery, but watch it. -
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Don't bother
Nothing special. Wish I hadn't rented it
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The Proposition
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- 01 Jan 2000
The Proposition begins with a bang: a bloody shoot-out that dispatches Noah Taylor to an early grave almost as soon as you recognise him. This is an Australian western, backed by the UK's Film Council, written by rock singer Nick Cave, and directed by John Hillcoat (with whom Cave collaborated nearly two decades ago on the cult prison movie Ghosts of the Civil Dead). English army Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) puts the proposition to Irish bushranger Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce): if he wants to... Read more
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The Proposition
In the hostile and unforgiving Australian Outback of the 1880's, men live and die by the gun and justice comes at the end of a hangman's rope. Struggling to bring the order to the territory, a ruthless English police captain (Ray Winstone) hunts down the Burns gang - the brothers wanted for a ...
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