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The Proposition

Overview

Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

May 05, 2006 (NY, LA)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

John Hillcoat

Starring :

Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, John Hurt, David Wenham, Emily Watson, Noah Taylor

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3 of 5

“..worth watching for the excellent performances alone..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
4 of 5

“..Visually gorgeous, stunningly violent, and entirely gripping throughout..”
by Scott Weinberg [eFilmCritic]
4 of 5

“..One of the finest movies of the year so far..”
by Adam Smith [Empire Magazine [UK]]
4 of 5

“..hugely entertaining..”
by Nev Pierce [BBC Films]
4 of 5

“..beautifully told and wonderfully performed..”
by Joe Utichi [FilmFocus]
4 of 5

“..a very stylish, arresting piece of movie-making..”
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
3 of 5

“..a very bleak drama, full of ambiguous characters and disturbing turns of events, but done with exceptional finesse..”
by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews]
4.5 of 5

“..a superbly poetic and original film, one of the year's best..”
by Avril Carruthers [In Film Australia]
4 of 4

“..a harrowing, magnificent drama..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
9 of 10
Reviewed by Avril Carruthers [Movie-Vault]
6 of 10
Reviewed by Paul Greenwood [Future Movies]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by The Wolf [Iofilm]
4 of 4
Reviewed by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Mattthew Turner [ViewLondon]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Phil Hall [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Noel Murray [The Onion A.V. Club]
2 of 4
Reviewed by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews]
Reviewed by J. Hoberman [Village Voice]
Reviewed by Anthony Lane [The New Yorker]
Reviewed by Peter Thompson [Sunday Online, Australia]
Reviewed by Paul Byrnes [The Sydney Morning Herald]

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