I personally grow weary of all these reviewers siting movies like this one as religiously inaccurate. I think besides Jesus Christ himself and God almighty the rest of us realize this is a groundbreaking film that is meant to enjoy, Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe and William Hurt all deserve credit for excellent performances. I get sick of reading these reviews detracted by religious hypocrites who think they know religion and the divine message. The religion of the past and the religion of the present are vastly different especially in how they are carried out. Lighten up folks this is meant to entertain and I'M sorry if you were religiously offended by this film. Better luck next time!!

Did not catch the movie at the beginning, but what drew me to stay was the music. I very much enjoyed the music and the movie. William Hurt is an excellent actor and the storyline of the loves, entwined among the various characters was very moving. The writers did a superb job of portraying real love in a tasteful way, without using explicit sex scenes. I would very much like to see this movie again and perhaps, if available, buy the DVD. Would also like to know more about the music composer and if the music is available to purchase. I came to this site through Google to find out more about the movie. I started with a biography on William Hurt and the movies he played in, as I had failed to catch the name of the movie. The movie was played on IFC thru Direct TV (Satellite). I seldom go to the movie theater, but enjoy watching movies at home.

It's one of those movies that I happened to catch one night as I was flipping channels, and was intrigued from the moment I saw it. Kenneth Branaugh is a wonderful actor as are all the other characters. I forget their names, but I loved them all. Oh yes, William Hurt and Blythe Danner. As a Christian, once I got past the premise (hiring another man to impregnate his wife, and the subsequent affair that follows) I found this movie to be captivating. I actually found myself LOOKING for it on TV. It's worth finding and watching. If you're looking for something to watch some late night or some afternoon while the kids are in school, I recommend this movie. It moves along very fast and is never boring. Even guys might like this movie, as it has sex and murder in it, and a mild fight scene.

How can you hate a movie that has Kenneth Branagh, as a Catholic priest, who has given in to the weakness of the flesh, saying, "I began to know God thru Elenore...it was she who taught me about faith." Or Kenneth Branagh saying to William Hurt, "You know you needen't feel guilty about this, THE SUN SHINES HERE TOO."(italics, mine) All kidding aside, the cast could have sleepwalked thru this somewhat cliched drama of a wealthy, staid older millionaire, resorting to having a jerk impegnate his beautiful young wife to keep the family line going, having the jerk end up dead, and the beautiful wife meets a charming local priest,,,and then...you know ..and so forth. Get the idea? But what saves the movie, are the acting "chops" of this steller cast: Branagh, William Hurt, the beauteous Madeline Stowe, and Blythe Danner. You can see they're not taking this film lightly. Branagh gets better with every film. He will surely inherit Olivier's mantle very soon. William Hurt definitely has acting greatness in him. His career seems to be on hold. He should be doing big, serious films. Madeline Stowe's beauty is so far above the average anorexic, thong, Barbie Doll, MTV sexpot, as to make them the jokes they have become. She doesn't weigh 27 lbs., AND she can really act. Where is her presence in major filmaking? Blythe Danner works steadily on Broadway and surely deserves an award for a lifetime of top level acting, on the stage, and in the movie house. All in all I enjoyed this film and recommend it to fans of the above great performers. If you like movies based on Dad's boss making him take in the boss's chimp for the weekend, just when the hated insufferable in-laws are coming for a barbeque, and the kids decide to dress up the chimp as Ben Laden, and the fox terrier next door tries to mate with the chimp and start a REAL family, even if the local DA says chimp /terrier unions are heretical to the basic man/women setup, and... and. If you like that kind of movie, "The Proposition" is not for you.