Proof (1992)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Fresh and Exciting

Absolutely the worst movie.

Absolutely Fantastic

Bizarre, well acted small film about a blind photographer who takes photographs as "proof" that the world really is as others describe it to him. This was quite good, a slice-of-life style movie as we never really get to know any of the characters that well with their backgrounds etc. It's Australian and super fun to see a young Russell Crowe and Hugo Weaving together. Weaving plays Martin who has a love-hate relationship with Celia his housekeeper, she really creeped me out, always watching him, toying with him, rearranging the furniture.Russell Crowe is young, very cute and does a fantastic job as Martin's mate also getting played by the obsessed housekeeper so that she can have Martin all to herself. I liked how their friendship developed over time -the bit at the drive-in is hilarious. Made me "see" being blind in a whole new light. What is real? Clever movie that I'll be thinking about for a while. 6/20/14

This film has long been a personal favourite, and I was recently prompted to watch it again on DVD, after the recent AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards in November 2005, during which Russell Crowe (hosting the ceremony) presented the Best Actor award to Hugo Weaving for "Little Fish" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382810/). These two actors, since filming "Proof" together 15 years ago, have both carved out significant international acting careers."Proof" is a "three-hander" that you may think was adapted from a play, but is actually an original screenplay, by Jocelyn Moorhouse who also directs. The film revolves around a lonely, isolated blind man (Weaving) whose only outlet is, oddly, photography. His housekeeper (Genevieve Picot) abuses the power that she has over him due to his disability. She then becomes threatened by his new friendship with a kitchen hand (Crowe). As the twisted love triangle (of sorts) plays out, flashbacks show us how a blind boy's sad childhood led to an obsession with truth and a reluctance to trust.This is a beautiful film that I enjoy more and more each time I watch it, thanks to a brilliant script, and great performances by all three leading actors.

if not for a film buff pal, i would have never seen this gem of a flick. the performances are excelent, the screenplay unusualy insightful and honest, and it wastes not a moment. it is also a very sexy film, in a sophisticated manner.

What a smashing movie! Russell Crowe and Hugo (The Matrix and Reloaded) star and when I saw this 12 years ago, I was agog about the script and the performances. This was Crowe's 2nd film, which played only in art houses in the US, but showed what a dynamic actor Crowe could be.