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The Proposition (2005) 7.4
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Metascore: 73/100
Reviews: 224 user | 161 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him 9 days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother. Director:John HillcoatWriter:Nick Cave (screenplay) |
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Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. Written by Armin Ortmann {armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de}
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This land will be civilized.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong grisly violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
6 October 2005 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
A Proposta See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$62,723 (USA) (19 May 2006)Gross:
$1,900,725 (USA) (8 September 2006)Company Credits
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Captain Stanley: Do I need to introduce myself?
Charlie Burns: I know who you are.
Captain Stanley: Good. I know who you are.
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(1740) (uncredited)
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne
Words by James Thomson
Sung a cappella by Robert Morgan and other officers
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Trivia
One of the gunmen in the Burns' fort at the beginning is named "Jack Bradshaw". Although the movie's plot was fictitious, there had been a real 19th century Australian "bushranger" (outlaw) by that name. See more »Goofs
When preparing for the rescue of Mike, Samuel Stoat places his two revolvers in their holsters close together at the front. Two shots later, the holsters are moved back on opposite hips. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Captain Stanley: Do I need to introduce myself?
Charlie Burns: I know who you are.
Captain Stanley: Good. I know who you are.
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Soundtracks
"Rule Britannia"(1740) (uncredited)
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne
Words by James Thomson
Sung a cappella by Robert Morgan and other officers
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This movie is a visceral, violent study of blood-ties exploring ethnic and family bonds, feuds, loyalty and betrayal. You can literally smell the reeking sweat, blood and dust of the colonial Outback coming off the screen.
Nick Cave's script is shot through with his signature dark poetry; it translates wonderfully onto the screen. Guy Pearce, Ray Winston and Danny Huston put in powerful performances. Emily Watson is also superb but somehow this film seems to be more about men than women and so her performance feels a little isolated from the rest of the movie.
The film is a strangely skewed morality tale crossed with a tale of the absurd. There is something so absurd about Captain Stanley's English breakfast and standard roses in the hot, fly-blown wastelands of the movie, and off course there is something so absurd about how violent humans beings are to each other. Despite all the violence though, some of which is stomach-turning, this movie has some moments of great tenderness and elegy.