I wouldn't watch "The Proposition" again, for much the same reasons that I don't have any Nick Cave CDs in my collection. Screenwriter Nick Cave is an intelligent and insightful man and there are scenes of great intensity in this movie. However, there is little here that doesn't feel borrowed from other movies or classic tales.
Philosophical and grisly in turns, "The Proposition" is an art house revenge tale. It's well acted, well shot and well written but still somehow manages to be less than the sum of its excellent parts. Let down by a predictable final act, Mr Cave's opus left me ambivalent. I sort of understand why he's as well respected as he is, but his movie has no place in my DVD collection.
Philosophical and grisly in turns, "The Proposition" is an art house revenge tale. It's well acted, well shot and well written but still somehow manages to be less than the sum of its excellent parts. Let down by a predictable final act, Mr Cave's opus left me ambivalent. I sort of understand why he's as well respected as he is, but his movie has no place in my DVD collection.