Proof of Life (UK)
"A top-drawer adventure thriller with superb performances" -Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC-TV/ New York
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 130 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Alice Bowman is world-traveled and savvy but nothing could prepare her for this. Rebels in a politically volatile Latin American country have kidnapped her husband for ransom. The asking price: $3 million.
Meg Ryan plays Alice and Russell Crowe is Terry Thorne, the hostage retrieval expert who becomes Alice`s only hope in navigating a high-stakes game where terrorists value money over life, in this suspense-packed film named one of the year`s 10-best films by Time. Taylor Hackford directs, steadily tightening the emotional vise as Terry and Alice try to smoke out the perpetrators and rescue Alice`s husband (David Morse)… and as both confront the gnawing awareness that they`re attracted to each other. Taut, thought-provoking and terrific, Proof Of Life is gripping proof that the romantic thriller is forcefully alive.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Director`s Audio Commentary
HBO Behind-The-Scenes Documentary `Making Of Proof Of Life`
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
Romanian
English
CC: English
Arabic
Bulgarian
Directed By:
Taylor Hackford
Written By:
Thomas Hargrove
William Prochnau
Tony Gilroy
Starring:
Pamela Reed
David Morse
Russell Crowe
Meg Ryan
Casting By:
Nancy Klopper
Doreen Jones
Alonso Alegría
Soundtrack By:
Danny Elfman
Director of Photography:
Slavomir Idziak
Editor:
John Smith
Sheldon Kahn
Costume Designer:
Ruth Myers
Production Designer:
Bruno Rubeo
Producer:
Charles Mulvehill
Taylor Hackford
Executive Producer:
Steven Reuther
Tony Gilroy
Distributor:
Warner Bros
Your Opinions and Comments
Crowe plays Terry Thorne, a kidnap and ransom hostage nagotiator, who with an SAS back ground is employed in the rapidly expanding business of the international kidnap trade Subsequently, he is sent, with a twist - to aid Meg Ryan after her husband is taken hostage deep in South America.
The DVD picture is pin sharp and never falters during the course of the film and the soundstage is well used within certain situations.
This film delivers both action and doomed romance plus an ending that boys who like ` big guns ` will love.
Proof of Life is a film that will stand upto repeated viewing. A worthy purchase.