Wow! you guys are harsh critics.

I thought this movie was great. Excellent details, down to the last yellow tooth. The cinematography was fantastic, i liked the sound and music, and the story wasn't bad, for a western (er, southeastern) historical fantasy.

Rotten Tanx wrote:I'm always telling people that my being Irish makes me practically black.

I'm always telling people that my being black practically makes me Irish! For real. I'm a mutt.

Back to the subject at hand, The Proposition was a well-crafted and beautiful film. It had to take Nick Cave to get me to sit through a western.

Not Crap

H-GM wrote:

Rotten Tanx wrote:I'm always telling people that my being Irish makes me practically black.

I'm always telling people that my being black practically makes me Irish! For real. I'm a mutt.

You're our very own Phil Lynott, Randall!!

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:You're our very own Phil Lynott, Randall!!

I dedicate this to the millions, I dedicate it to you.

I thought it a visually strong film, with lot's of cool period detail. Australia seems to lend itself to films very easily.

The interior of Ray Winstone and Emily Watson's house was used to good effect (in contrast to harshness of the outback).

A good score too.

Not Crap, and enjoyable.


If you liked this film you might enjoy the Fred Schepisi film The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith (an adaption of the Thomas Keneally book of the same name). Although, Amazon is saying that this film isn't currently available. Which is a shame, because it's one of the best Australian movies I can think of.

loved it great film

I will be watching this tomorrow but it is Not Crap based on the score alone. So fucking good.

Saw it tonight. Alright, a bit waffle-y.

Adam CR wrote:The eldest brother's part was laugh-out-loud bad; the notion of the heavy literature-quoting amoral ruffian being painfully cliched.

Definitely agree there.

At times it reminded me of Sergio Leone's westerns with this Cormac McCarthy aspect of violence thrown in.
For some reason I couldn't help but be reminded of A Fistful Of Dollars.
Overall, it made for a good "western".

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:I really enjoyed this movie. It looked great--I thought the costume and set design were first-rate. All those fucking flies! I thought it was well-acted, too, especially Ray Winstone, and I liked the script. Occasionally, it felt a bit over-written (generally when John Hurt's character was speaking), but I can imagine folks back in the day speaking a bit more formally and literarily. I liked it better than Unforgiven if not Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid.

The flies. The worst thing about this country is the fucking flies. They try to get up your nose for some reason. I can't recall being anywhere where there is as much flies. And big fuckers too.