The Proposition
Feature Film | John Hillcoat
A tense, moody tale of brotherly ties and Australian gunslingers.
While the word "gritty" gets used a lot when referring to movies about gunslingers, The Proposition truly warrants the term. Set in the Australian Outback of the 1880s, the film, directed by John Hillcoat and written by Aussie rock icon Nick Cave, is populated by desperate characters that carry the desert dirt with them everywhere, both literally and metaphorically, even as some try to impose a tidy sense of civilization on their harsh, unforgiving surroundings. As two of three outlaw brothers, Guy Pearce and Danny Huston are almost wolf-like in their compelling performances--the former gaunt and conflicted, the other steely and savage. Standing in between them is Ray Winstone's lawman, an outsider who seeks to uphold justice, while slowly becoming aware that the concept means little in such a parched and hostile land. To call The Proposition a Western is too sell it somewhat short--masterfully told by Hillcoat and Cave, it's an intense tale that transcends genre as it finds darkness in its sun-scorched setting.
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