Proof of Life (2000)
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
- Taylor Hackford
- Michael Stevenson
- Thomas Hargrove
- William Prochnau
- Tony Gilroy
Rating: 6.2/10 by 784 users
Alternative Title:
Rapimento e riscatto - IT
Доказательство жизни - RU
Prova de Vida - BR
千驚萬險 - TW
生命的证据 - CN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 15 minutes
Budget: $65,000,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: new love, hostage, agent
We're out of miracles. Russell Crowe would of course come to be better known elsewhere (filmicly) in this year, but what of his other release in 2000? Proof of Life is a blender, a picture that is in part thriller, part romance, part drama and part observation on a very real life problem - that of kidnapping for ransom. So many genres to tackle means that invariably Taylor Hackford's film feels over stuffed, pushing the running time to two hours and fifteen minutes, it is this that hurts it. A shame because if trimmed of the pointless filler and drawn out sequences then there is a very efficient (ok, maybe routine is a better word here) and well acted piece on show. The drama and tension (sexual and perilous threat) is all building towards the action packed finale, which, while well mounted, doesn't seem an adequate pay off for the number of extended chatty scenes we have had to tolerate to get there. Nice tip of the hat to a classic at the end, though. 6/10
