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5.3/10   358 votes
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Director:
Richard Gale
Writer (WGA):
Maurice Hurley (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 April 2002 (Kuwait) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
Their Mistake Was Trusting Her.
Plot:
An undercover cop lets his job get personal while on an underground assignment. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Well written, great characters more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jennifer Esposito ... Susan Reese
Nick Moran ... Terry Martin

Stephen Lang ... Simon Bacig

William B. Davis ... Agent Frank Gruning

Michael Kopsa ... Zack Mallette
Alex Diakun ... Jimmy
Brian Jensen ... Ray
Mark Acheson ... Jules
Ted Kozma ... Jojo
Jerry Walliser ... Ice
Tom Heaton ... Bum / F.B.I. Agent

Peter Kent ... Creepy Man

Andrew Macbeth ... Victim in Chair (as Andrew MacBeth)
Chuck Duffy ... Bacig's Thug
Kenneth G. McIntyre ... Bacig's Thug
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some violence.
Runtime:
91 min | Germany:87 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

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Continuity: Flipped shot: When Martin is driving at night, watch for the mirrored lettering of the sign/name on the warehouse. more
Soundtrack:
One Tequila more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Well written, great characters, 2 August 2000
8/10
Author: (supamatt@earthlink.net) from santa ana, ca, usa

This film takes a familiar storyline and gives it a few interesting twists. I think that it is the characters and the script that make this movie as good as it is.

The story is about an undercover detective (Moran) who leads a paranoid existence, constantly vigilant against being found out for who he really is. In order to keep his cover intact, he reluctantly accepts a new partner (Esposito) who has no undercover training and who may eventually put him in jeopardy.

The Proposition takes you into the personal life of a detective who has been under for several months and the lengths he goes through to establish his identity as well as watch his own back.

The film's antagonist, Simon Bacig (Lang) is great. He is a villain's villiain who plays dangerous, vain, and eccentric, all without going over the top.

Great direction and script give this movie dimension and depth that allow you to get in touch with the characters and keep you hooked as you await the final outcome (which I guarantee, you won't be able to guess).

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