The Proposition (or, Sergio Leone Oz Style)

Yes, this is the second time I have seen Nick Cave's "The Proposition" But I just wanted to tell you how brilliant it is. I just wanted to tell you that all of the flies and the sun and the dust made me homesick. I just wanted to tell you how the foreboding sense of doom is so incredibly palpable throughout the entire film. I just wanted to tell you that John Hurt is an acting genius and that Ray Winstone and Guy Pierce can act their little hearts out. I just wanted to tell you that Nick Cave has an impeccable sense of character and gothic. I just wanted to tell you that more than this he can write fantastic music. I just wanted to tell you that this is one of the best films Australia has put out in the last ten years if not longer. Above all I just wanted to tell you that this film improves with a second viewing. So see it twice today!

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