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Proof of Life

starring: Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse, Pamela Reed, David Caruso
directed by: Taylor Hackford

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790758039
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790758032
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 19, 2001
Running Time: 135 minutes
Sales Rank: 5484
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 08, 2000



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Description:
Their lives are on the line. Their hearts are out on a limb. The wife of a kidnap victim and the hostage negotiator working with her navigate a brutal world of terrorism that values money over life - and find their tasks complicated by the growing awareness that they're attracted to each other.

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When someone in Proof of Life says 'Don't leave me hanging,' you can bet they're going to be left hanging. That's what happens when Alice Bowman (Meg Ryan) learns that her husband Peter (David Morse) has been kidnapped by rebels in the (fictional) Latin American country of Tecala. He's building a corporate-funded dam there, and that makes him a fine target for kidnap by the rebels, who barter with the lives of well-insured executives. Enter Terry Thorne (Russell Crowe), former soldier-turned-'K&R' (kidnap and ransom) negotiator for a global firm that collects a commission for rescued hostages. With no guarantee of payment, Thorne takes the job out of moral obligation (and a yearning for would-be widow Alice).

There's little room for delicacy in Tony Gilroy's screenplay, adapted from an article by William Prochnau and the book Long Road to Freedom by kidnapping survivor Thomas Hargrove. A hint of romance between Crowe and Ryan (who enjoyed plenty of it off-screen) adds tension as the story shifts back and forth to Morse's captivity, but it also threatens to cast Alice in an unsympathetic light. Avoiding that pitfall, director Taylor Hackford crafts the plot as a latter-day Casablanca that unfolds on a grander canvas (at stunning locations in Ecuador) while favoring an exciting rescue-mission climax over the tragedy of an ill-timed affair. It might have worked better as a straightforward macho action flick (with David Caruso doing lively work as Crowe's gung-ho K&R cohort), but Proof of Life effectively conveys the two-sided torment of a hostage crisis, while Morse holds it all together as the character to root for. --Jeff Shannon



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This was great.
Where to begin with all the good things about this movie?

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An engrossing, under-rated film
My standards for movies are relatively simple - the plot has to engage me to the end without offending my ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Unfairly maligned due to an off-screen romance...
Do people ever just watch movies anymore? I mean, really, can anyone say that they judge a film strictly ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Proof of Star Power
Based upon a Vanity Fair article ("Adventures In The Ransom Trade" by William Prochnau) and a man's personal ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Good movie - disappointment about region code
I made the effort of actually order the dvd-movie from amazon to do everything correctly according to the law. ... Read More

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