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Proof of Life

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6.2/10 • 784

2000-12-082h 15m

ThrillerActionDrama

For her, it's personal. For him, it's a contract.

Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.

Directors
Taylor Hackford
Editors
Sheldon Kahn

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Meg Ryan

    Meg Ryan

    Alice Bowman

  2. Russell Crowe

    Russell Crowe

    Terry Thorne

  3. David Morse

    David Morse

    Peter Bowman

  4. Pamela Reed

    Pamela Reed

    Janis Goodman

  5. David Caruso

    David Caruso

    Dino

  6. Anthony Heald

    Anthony Heald

    Ted Fellner

  7. Stanley Anderson

    Stanley Anderson

    Jerry

  8. Gottfried John

    Gottfried John

    Eric Kessler

  9. Alun Armstrong

    Alun Armstrong

    Wyatt

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John Chard

Jun 20, 2015

6/10

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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$65,000,000.00
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