Definitely the best western to be release in at least the last ten years. John Hillcoat's direction is absolutely uncompromising and all the performances (especially Winstone) stand out.

Nick Cave penned this Australian Western that examines the brutal realities behind the lawless west in the untapped potential of a precolonized Australia. Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone and Emily Watson all give tremendous performances as part of a dynamic ensemble cast. While the film tends to plod through its 100 minute narrative, the awesome cinematography and gripping conclusion make up for it.

A western movie set in Australia is one of those ideas you would say "Why hasn't it been done already?" The movie achieved to use the outback's special landscape in a consistent way to mesh with a poetic story. a tad bit overdramatized maybe, but Nick Cave produced a great script, complemented with great acting all over. I'm a Nick Cave fan and though I didn't like his last two albums the score of this music is fantastic. Besides it makes you understand better some bizarre aspects of his art

the story is pretty lame, the soundtrack is great, the scenery is amazing

Great film.

Critty western set in the Australian Outback. What's there not to like, great directing, great cast and great writing by Nick Cave. This movie proves those wrong who called the Unforgiven the last true western.

Surreal and dark. Hillcoat's Proposition doesn't aid in the revitalization of the western, but that doesn't matter. It's grim and vile, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Would Peckinpah be proud?

Jarringly brutal, bloody, and gritty Western. Not "fun" to watch in the same way as many other Westerns, but a hell of an original vision.

A very brutal but compelling Western. This might be the closest we'll ever have to a film that captures what makes Blood Merdian the best Western novel of all time.

A very good, very violent western with a great cast.

There sure are a lot of flies in the outback.

Nick Cave you can be my huckleberry.

I probably need to give it a rewatch, but I didn't like it as much as I was hoping I would.

A moment, please, while I remove all this gristle from my soul...

Something about this just didn't click with me. I mean, not to the extent that it does with many others. The music and cinematography is great, but the story drags. I marvelled that it was actually less than two hours. It felt like three. Still, it's engaging and handled well.

An interesting showcase for the versatility of its genre. Haters? This is Pearce decending into hell, meeting his double, and having to kill it for personal redemption for past sins. Bascially every other western, except this one is realistically brutal. Without getting too symbolic, flies are attracted to characters like death and shit; nobody's likeable. If you don't like them, that's probably why.

One of the best, grittiest, most hardcore westerns I ever saw. Oh wait, technically it probably even isn't western.

Mind-blowingly average and boring. Ray Winstone's lawman was the only character with any depth. Everyone else is wasted with a bizarrely pointless script. Cinematography can sometimes save middling movies. Not this time.

Not perfect, but very good western.

Great performances by Ray Winstone and Danny Huston. An all-around terrific neo-western.

Yeah, this just didn't work for me. I didn't care for the pace of the script, and Emma Watson's blank stare made me furious. However, the sound effects, make-up and cinematography are all fillet.

One of the best and dirtiest western I´ve seen in years. Nick Cave´s score is amazing and made this Movie even better. Awesome in many ways.

A very good "oater" from down-under. Recommended.

A surprisingly great anti-western that so far has done more for me than the often-compared Unforgiven. Winstone's performance and Nick Cave's script, though not so much his score, are standouts.