Proof (1991)

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• Bob S

  
  Nasty little gem of a film.

• Sajin P

  
  A well-scripted movie - one of many that I regret not to have watched before. "Proof" is the story of a blind man, but his worse handicap being his inability to trust anyone. When asked by his mother, why she would lie to him, he simply replies - "Because you… More
  A well-scripted movie - one of many that I regret not to have watched before. "Proof" is the story of a blind man, but his worse handicap being his inability to trust anyone. When asked by his mother, why she would lie to him, he simply replies - "Because you can". It's fascinating how a simple few words can carry with it so much depth - and not just in the context of the movie; but in showing the kind of emotional insecurity an unsighted person has to live with everyday.

• Dan S

  
  A beautiful, under-seen gem that features a regular outstanding performance from Russell Crowe, as well as one of Hugo Weaving's (perhaps the most under-appreciated actor of the last few decades or so) best turns. This is a pure character study film, focusing in on a cynical… More
  A beautiful, under-seen gem that features a regular outstanding performance from Russell Crowe, as well as one of Hugo Weaving's (perhaps the most under-appreciated actor of the last few decades or so) best turns. This is a pure character study film, focusing in on a cynical blind man (Weaving) who befriends a local restaurant worker (Crowe), and lets him in on his secret of taking pictures of everything he comes across and having that person give him a vivid picture of what it is he's captured. While it starts a little slow and takes some time to get into, this film shines brighter than I originally anticipated thanks to three terrific, fully fleshed out characters (the other being Geneviove Picot) who are consistently interesting and entirely unpredictable - which makes the film so hypnotizing. Weaving shines brightest amongst all, inhabiting a figure whose past is just utterly heartbreaking, and who doesn't hand out his trust very easily. The end of the film could have easily went against everything that made it so special, but instead it plays its cards rights and ends ideally.

• Dean M

  
  A bizarre but superb drama on the emotional games three people play, wittily and pereceptively captured by novice writer-director Jocelyn Moorhouse and acted with total conviction and sympathy.

• a b

  
  Hugo Weaving and Russell Crowe? Yes.

• nefnie l

  
  A blind guy takes pictures as proof of life around him. He doesn't trust anyone, even his own mother while growing up. He befriends a restaurant worker (Crowe), who he entrusts to verbally describe the pictures for him. He eventually gets let down by those around him, but he… More
  A blind guy takes pictures as proof of life around him. He doesn't trust anyone, even his own mother while growing up. He befriends a restaurant worker (Crowe), who he entrusts to verbally describe the pictures for him. He eventually gets let down by those around him, but he learns an important lesson in the fallibility of mankind and true friendship. This was a touching movie with wonderful acting by Weaving, Crowe, and Picot. Not to heavy and not to light - just a poignant little film.

• Anthony V

  
  Good Indie drama.

• Robert F

  
  Proof was powerful and richly developed. It stayed with me long after I left the theatre.

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