Product: The Proposal [VHS]
Rating: 4.0
Great characters, Well-written script
The Proposal is a detective story that takes a familiar storyline and gives it a few interesting twists. Good characters and great script make this a worthy film to see.The story is about an undercover detective (Moran) who leads a paranoid existence, constantly vigilant against being found out for who he really is. In order to keep his cover intact, he reluctantly accepts a new partner (Esposito) who apparently has no undercover training and whose inexperience may eventually place his life in jeopardy.The Proposal takes you into the personal life of a detective who has been "under" for several months to infiltrate a crime organization and shows the great lengths he must go through to establish his identity while at the same time watch his own back.The film's antagonist, Simon Bacig (Lang) is great. He is a villain's villain who plays dangerous, eccentric, and vain - all without going "over the top".Great direction and script give this movie dimension and depth that allow you to get in touch with the characters and keep you hooked as you await the final outcome (which I guarantee, you won't be able to guess).