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Actor: Geneviève Picot, Heather Mitchell, Hugo Weaving, Jeffrey Walker (II), Russell CroweBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Reviews of Proof
DVD Review: Truly a delightful film with a subject that should affect everyone...
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the more impressive features in `Proof' is that it manages to strike a chord in the viewer almost unknowingly. It really wasn't until the film was finished that I realized just how much of an impact that small film can have. It perfectly addresses the need for total and complete trust but balances that out with the need for forgiveness, the need for patience and the need for understanding. The film spends a great deal of time building trust with the audience, helping them to understand why it's characters need each other the way that they do and then it effortlessly snaps the trust in two and demands the audience decide the moral road to take. It shows the frustration that comes with frigid demands and how we can ultimately end up alone if we refuse to give any slack. No one is perfect and this film helps show the importance of understanding that very fact and conceding to it.
The film revolves around Martin, played by Hugo Weaving, a blind man who takes photographs of his surroundings as proof of his existence. By a chance meeting at a restaurant he meets busboy Andrew, played by Russell Crowe, and an immediate friendship is sparked. The film does a wonderful job, all the way down to the boyishly free spirited score, of building the feeling of childlike friendship. The two of them truly have fun together and we have fun watching them interact. Andrew is the type of guy every other guy wants to be friends with, and Crowe's portrayal is so convincing and natural the audience just can't take their eyes off of him. Weaving, while not the greatest actor in the world, delivers here as well, playing reclusive and unsure and tortured by a childhood unwanted well enough. His performance comes off a bit tense and stiff in some scenes but is forgivable. It's easy to see why he was chosen for the role of Agent Smith in `The Matrix' for he exhibits that stiff and proper delivery even when he should be relaxed.
The true crutch of the film lies on the shoulders of Celia, Martin's housekeeper. Harboring a crush on Martin that he doesn't dare embrace, Celia starts to resent him as he resents her. It boils down to frustrated attraction, even on the part of Martin. He's attracted to her but he doesn't trust her and so he repels her. Genevieve Picot does a fantastic job playing Celia with enough sass and cattiness yet underlining sadness that we can feel for her as much as we understand Martin's reservations. When she begins to target Andrew, who has no problem embracing her advances, the bond between Martin and Andrew is threatened.
Crowe, while very young here, commands his role with such fervor and dedication and natural charm that it would be easy to predict he'd be an Oscar winner. While he allows others to shine he still proves to be the most talented of the cast in question. His performance is the most memorable and his character is the most relatable. Picot also deserves praise for creating a wonderfully memorable character in Celia. She's an utter standout. The final confrontation between Andrew and Martin lays the groundwork for this entire film and the feeling and morale that it should impress upon the audience. Everybody lies, just not all the time, and how true and important is that very fact!
Description of Proof
Story of a blind man whos deeply rooted mistrust of humanity prompts him to compulsively take photographs that document his world. The only problem is hes got to get somebody to describe the pictures to him. When theres no one you can trust its hard to find someone whom you can rely. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 11/02/2004 Starring: Hugo Weaving Russell Crowe Run time: 90 minutes Rating: RProof, a brilliant allegory about trust, is at once mordantly funny, chilling, and touching. It keeps us off balance from the beginning, challenging our assumptions about everything from the art of filmmaking to the nature of human relationships. The tone is reminiscent of David Mamet and Harold Pinter, but Australian writer-director Jocelyn Moorhouse has a quirky outlook all her own. Hugo Weaving (later known as the villainous Agent Smith in The Matrix), plays Martin, a blind photographer who compulsively shoots photos as proof of the actuality of his existence. He relies on his spiteful housekeeper, Celia (Geneviève Picot), to tell him what's in his snapshots. But can he trust her to tell him the truth? Celia rearranges the furniture so Martin will trip over it. Why? Because she's in love with him. But Martin won't let her into his heart; he's never been able to trust anyone. Into this quagmire of mutual torment walks Andrew, a regular guy personified, to become the first real friend Martin has ever had. At this point the picture jumps up a notch, for Andrew is played by hunky, appealing young Russell Crowe, whose emotional range and star quality are already unmistakable. Just when we think that Proof has devolved into yet another feel-good buddy picture, the ground shifts again beneath our feet. There are no easy answers in this movie; that's the pleasure in it. --Laura Mirsky
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