In Chicago, on the day of her twenty-seventh birthday, Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow) receives her sister Claire (Hope Davis) from New York for the funeral of their father Robert (Anthony Hopkins), who passed away a couple of days before. Robert was a brilliant mathematician that became bughouse, and Catherine had taken care of him for the last five years, inclusive quitting her studies in the faculty, and she is concerned about the possibility of having inherited his insanity. The mathematician of the University of Chicago, Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal), is making a research in Robert's notebooks, trying to find any brilliant proof that Robert might have produced in one moment of lucidity. When Hal has one nightstand with Catherine, she gives a notebook to him with the development of a unique mathematics theory that Catherine claims that she developed. Hal and Claire do not believe on her, until the truth is disclosed.
I expected much more of "Proof" after watching its trailer. In spite of having good interpretations and direction, the story is very short and I felt the movie too long. The relationship between Catherine and her father is well explored, but the differences between Catherine and her sister are slightly approached and the screenplay could have contemplated much more about this rancorous relationship. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "A Prova" ("The Proof")
I expected much more of "Proof" after watching its trailer. In spite of having good interpretations and direction, the story is very short and I felt the movie too long. The relationship between Catherine and her father is well explored, but the differences between Catherine and her sister are slightly approached and the screenplay could have contemplated much more about this rancorous relationship. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "A Prova" ("The Proof")