The real trouble begins when it is revealed that the company has already canceled their insurance policies on kidnapping, unbeknownst to the employees. Without the big money backers, Terry and Alice are forced to work alone and with extremely limited resources to bring Peter home alive. Like I said, Proof Of Life was marketed to play up the action elements of the film, which would be disappointing for anyone expecting it to be a gunfest. Likewise, the much-hyped love triangle subplot is pretty much nonexistent, and literally accounts for about a minute of actual screen time. Action and sex are not what this film does well, but unfortunately, Warner tried to make it the focus of the marketing campaign, ensuring that most moviegoers would be totally disoriented by the film's conclusion.
Colors are very solid with natural hues and no breakup in the image.
Fleshtones appear very lifelike and I noticed no instances where there appeared to be color bleeding or smearing of any sort. The film's color scheme does begin to appear a bit more desaturated as the film progress into the jungle, but it is a stylish decision and never comes off as unnatural. In fact, I actually had to force myself to notice that the greens of the jungle were less vivid later in the film, and then only as I was viewing it for a second time. Blacks are dead on with superb shadow detail and contrast. At no time did I ever feel that the image was too dark or undefined, even in the darkest of scenes.