Review of The Proposition

This was one of those films that I was really looking forward to seeing and maybe I built up my hopes a bit too much as I ended up feeling disappointed.

It is a slowly paced film aside from the very frantic opening and I was willing it to get a move on.The story centres around three brothers.One is held captive while another is told he must kill his elder brother in order to save the youngest.Eventually the elder brother is found and he is a psychotic rapist and murderer.Will his brother kill him or not?I won't spoil the plot by saying,but the outcome was kind of what I expected.

The acting is fine with no duff performances,but I felt that several scenes between the captain and his wife(Ray Winstone and Emily Watson)slowed the film down and didn't fit into the context of the movie.This was especially relevant in the scene where she is sat in a bath tub talking about a baby.It just didn't seem to suit the situation to me and felt a bit forced,as though the movie was trying to change direction by showing a softer side.

This is a movie that is most definitely a slow burner,but one that ultimately didn't quite hit the mark.