Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Proof of Life (2000)

Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse
Running time: 130 minutes



Peter Bowman is an engineer living and working, with his wife Alice, in the fictional South American country of Tecala. When Peter is kidnapped by a group of guerrilla rebels, Terry Thorne, a former member of the British Special Air Service and expert negotiator, comes to Tecala to negotiate the ransom and help Alice in the liberation of Peter.

While the premise of Proof of Life is interesting, and the action keeps you guessing and hooked to the story, the acting performances from Ryan and Crowe are absolutely uninspired. It felt like they never got emotionally invested in the plight of their characters. I simply did not feel it from them. David Morse was a little better here, though his part was smaller.
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