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Proof of Life

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Critics' Reviews

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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
It's absorbing, although draggy.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
I was interested all through the movie--interested, but not riveted. I cared, but not quite enough.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Whatever romantic tension the film has is communicated in the coiled-spring performance by Crowe, one of the most remarkable actors working.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
It's never enough of a grabber to keep the mind from wandering to the romance it apparently sparked.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
When it's dull, which it is too often for a kidnap caper, this movie is about a woman chirping ''notice anything new about my outfit?'' to a man whose idea of style is a jacket not crusted in human blood.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Michael Sragow
Everything about Proof of Life is intriguing and a little off.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
This slick, handsomely produced thriller only gets the pulse half racing.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
What ultimately sinks this stylish but heartless film is a flat lead performance by the eternally snippy Meg Ryan.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
In Proof of Life it's the same old story, a fight for love and glory, except that time goes by . . . slowwwwly.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
Crowe gets to use his real Aussie voice, which works better with that poker face, and his underplaying at times has a psychotic intensity. But Ryan looks dopey when she's supposed to be stressed-out.Read Full Review »
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