A philosophical western courtesy of Nick Cave certainly revives the gritty western genre to an extent and is a welcome addition in a movie era where westerns continually disappoint.
It's a realistic, blood drenched look at an uncivilized Australian era where an idealistic lawman convinces an outlaw to kill his brother who's an even more human stain. All this escalates and much blood and violence ensues before it concludes with everyone involved either dead or emotionally scarred for life.
Deliberately paced and filled with jarring images of violence and dread, The Proposition is not easily forgotten and it makes an impact. The script is well written by Cave, takes no shortcuts and doesn't sugarcoat the violent era it's portraying. I wouldn't say I enjoyed the film very much, didn't always get the philosophical mumbling but in the end the film makes you think and you won't forget it for a while.
It's a realistic, blood drenched look at an uncivilized Australian era where an idealistic lawman convinces an outlaw to kill his brother who's an even more human stain. All this escalates and much blood and violence ensues before it concludes with everyone involved either dead or emotionally scarred for life.
Deliberately paced and filled with jarring images of violence and dread, The Proposition is not easily forgotten and it makes an impact. The script is well written by Cave, takes no shortcuts and doesn't sugarcoat the violent era it's portraying. I wouldn't say I enjoyed the film very much, didn't always get the philosophical mumbling but in the end the film makes you think and you won't forget it for a while.