3.3
“For her, it's personal. For him, it's a contract.”
Proof of Life (2000)
December 8, 20002h 15mEN
6.1
857 votes
Overview
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
Director
Taylor HackfordWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$65.0M
Revenue
$62.8M
Production Companies
Castle Rock EntertainmentBel Air EntertainmentAnvil FilmsGrupo Cine
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John Chard
6.0We'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 effi…
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