人質事件を扱うプロの交渉人テリーは、反政府ゲリラに誘拐された技師を救うべく南米へ飛ぶ。保険金の未支払いが発覚するも、技師の妻アリスに哀願されて交渉を始めるテリーだったが……。アクションやロマンスの要素も盛り込んだサスペンス作。
AIが作品の魅力を深く読み解いています
製作費: $65,000,000 (98億円)
興行収入: $62,761,005 (94億円)
推定収支: $-2,238,995 (-3億円)
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監督: テイラー・ハックフォード
脚本: William Prochnau / Thomas Hargrove / トニー・ギルロイ
音楽: ダニー・エルフマン
制作: テイラー・ハックフォード / Charles Mulvehill / Steven Reuther
撮影監督: スワヴォミール・イジャック
制作会社: Castle Rock Entertainment / Bel Air Entertainment / Anvil Films
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
