Proof

directed by John Madden
Category: "Drama"
Year of Release:2005
Date Added:12/21/2010
Date Watched:12/22/2010
Description:Robert (Anthony Hopkins) was a brilliant mathematician who went insane. His daughter Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow) took care of him during his declining years. Now he's dead and Catherine is afraid that she's inherited his madness. Her sister shows up for the funeral and decides to "take care" of Catherine. A student of Robert's, Harold Dobbs (Jake Gyllenhaal) is sorting through his papers, hoping to find something worthwhile. He finds a brilliant proof. When he shows it to Catherine, she tells him she wrote it. He's skeptical, but in the process of showing it to experts, becomes convinced that she wrote it. By this time, even she's not sure. On the verge of going off into a dull life with her sister, Catherine returns to Harold and begins to work throught he proof with him.
My Rating:7

Reviews for Proof

Review - Proof

Certainly not fun, but the acting was amazing, especially by Paltrow. It reminded me a lot of A Beautiful Mind and was, in fact, based on the same mathematician.
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