PROOF
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1992 Ken Johnson
95 min., R, Drama, 1992 Director: Jacelyn Moorhouse Cast: Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot, Russell Crowe
Hugo Weaving is a blind man who doesn't seem to trust anyone. He takes photos of what is around him as proof that what is there exists. He doesn't trust his housekeeper Genevieve Picot, who likes him very much. Weaving finds Russell Crowe, who he trusts, to describe his photos to him.
PROOF is done by House and Moorhouse Films and is distributed by Fine Line Features (which is a division of New Line Cinema). Although the film's description sounds strange, and initially to me not interesting, I found PROOF to be a very good film, although I don't think that it will appeal to everybody. However, if it comes to your area, I suggest trying it. Later this month, PROOF is going to be released on video. I feel it is worth seeing. On a scale of zero to five, I give PROOF a four. PROOF is rated R for female nudity, adult situations, and explicit language.
The actors all did a good job. Hugo Weaving was very convincing as a blind person. Genevieve Picot was very good as the housekeeper. Russell Crowe was excellent as the young adult who is befriended by Weaving. I don't think that there were any actors in the film that I felt were miscast. The film had an interesting idea, which worked well; however, I wouldn't have wanted to have been the one to describe the film to the producer! When I heard what the film was about, I wasn't quite sure of what to expect. Thankfully the film was more than I expected that it could be.
The script for the film was well written. There were some places in the film when the actors came out with some moronic lines, but not many. The story moves along rather well. It did get a little boring in some places, but those points are few and the interesting parts make up for the slower ones.
-------- Ken Johnson blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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