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Dec 8, 2000 · Proof Of Life. Kidnapping is not a rare crime but a lucrative line of business in the Third World, according to "Proof of Life," a movie that is best when it sticks closest to the trade craft of a professional K&R man named Terry Thorne.
South American rebels kidnap Peter Bowman (David Morse), a US engineer who works for an oil company. The company calls in negotiator Terry Thorne (Russell Crowe). When the oil company abandons them, Bowman's wife Alice (Meg Ryan) begs Terry to stay. First we must address the Russell Crowe - Meg Ryan real life romance.
Dec 8, 2000 · Proof of Life: Directed by Taylor Hackford. With Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse, Pamela Reed. Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
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Dec 8, 2000 · Abandoned by her husband's employer and insurance company, his wife Alice (Ryan) refuses to give up on his life. She takes on the task of bringing him home but quickly realizes she can't do that without help. An expert in ... Read More.
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Read Review Summary Peter Bowman (David Morse) is in a Latin-American country engineering a dam, which will re-route a river to make way for a soon-to-be-constructed oil pipeline.
Dec 8, 2000 · ''Proof of Life'' is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has lots of profanity and scenes of violence.
Review by Xebeche ★★★ Proof of Life is a solid thriller, commendably mature but ultimately marginalized by Gladiator and subsequent Russell Crowe vehicles during his meteoric rise of the early 2000s.
