Review of Proof (2005) by Kyle J — 17 Aug 2010
Gwyneth Paltrow is nothing short of amazing, this should have been her oscar winning film not shakespeare in love.
Dysfunctional families are ten a penny in Hollywood films but somehow I'm always coming back for more. Gwyneth Paltrow owns this film, she's an utter triumph, the emotions her character Catherine goes through are played with brilliance, from mourning the loss of her father,the guilt she holds over herself for her father, the possible disintegration of her own mind, and the beginning of a love felt for Gyllenhaal, Paltrow eases through.
Speaking of Gyllenhaal perhaps my ownly fault with the film, he felt a little miscast, a math geek? yeah sure. Hopkins as I 've never seen him before, mind-blowing...crazy is always good on the big screen. Overall a well acted, scripted and directed picture. The movie is a kind of slow drama that is heart wrenching. The main character is the daughter of a brilliant mathematician. Crackling good work, emotionally and intellectually interesting and grandly entertaining, saved from pomposity a good deal of the time by its sense of humor. Once you get past that golden swag and curtain of hair, Paltrow's performance is devastating, cutting to the pith and marrow of parent-child relations. awsome movie.
This review of Proof (2005) was written by Kyle J on 17 Aug 2010.
Proof has generally received positive reviews.
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