Overrated

Dreadfully Boring

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

I am intrigued, as are many, with the "afterlife" and experiences of people who've had NDE's (and other experiences) which have convinced them of it.I was really put off by Jennifer Beals' character throughout most of the series. Really cold, curt, and just unlikable. There were moments of humanity, but then they didn't seem consistent with her overall personality. I would like to see her be able to convey a professional, competent attitude without being so cold and dismissive.Hope the show continues and uses documented experiences in a well thought-out theory of what just might be awaiting us after death.

For those of us looking for something original on cable we have many challenges. Proof is produced by TNT and actress Kyra Sedgwick. I give actress Jennifer Beals high praise for always trying something new. Beals, at 51, is a gorgeous, intelligent, private woman who appears to enjoy projects which challenge her. I love everything she does and her portrayal of a top notch, arrogant, yet emotional Cardiothoracic Surgeon feels accurate to me. Proof confronts the issue of death and is set in a fictional medical environment in Seattle. Much of the cast are actors you probably won't recognize which is refreshing in and of itself. They all give compelling performances. Proof presents the audience with questions about the afterlife and it's up to the audience to decide what they want to believe. It's one of only a very select shows I take time to watch on cable.

I agree with blanche-2's review for the most part. I am a physician/surgeon licensed in California for more than 20 years so I have a slightly different 'take' on this show than some reviewers. First of all, if I were sitting at the table when the direction of the show was discussed, I would have a different opinion on several things. However, I would eventually vote in favor of everything the series has done from a 'general public' viewpoint. Where I would differ, and I would readily accept, the direction of the show, are some things that I know from training and working in many medical centers in several different states. First of all, in California, a physician who pushed anyone would be in deep do do and it simply would not happen. I am sure that somewhere there is a physician who has lost their 'cool' in an operating room, but I have no idea where that happened, certainly not in my experience of 10's of thousands of operations. Beals needs to calm down a little bit. Female physicians do not need to prove they are as 'good' as male doctors. Those days ended some time ago, although I know there are still some 'old school' doctors who hold certain positions in certain hospitals that can make it more difficult for female physicians. Good riddance for those old jerks. My personal physician is a female, not because I think she is any better than any other physician, but because I like having a 'female perspective' on health issues. Not better, maybe, but different and I can assure you the more, different opinions you have at the table, the better the outcome will be. Now a major concern of mine that I would be resistant to change: the issue of the scientist's sister overruling how the data that was collected at the time of his death was handled. I always respect the wishes of the family, of course, however, when the patient has given his/(her?) SPECIFIC/KNOWN wishes (while 100% competent) for whatever is to happen after death, I believe that should be honored to the TOTAL exclusion of any family member's opinions/demands. This scientist obviously gave years of his(her?) life to a belief in a certain field of study. His (her?) data absolutely should not be deleted by anyone (a court or person) and should be used EXACTLY the way that scientist would have wanted. I should add that I do not believe in a 'life after death' (at least not life as we know it). I think we are all made up of atoms and those atoms will not be destroyed (they may be converted to energy and back to atoms) and memories are all made of chemicals in the brain. I would like to see this explored. Maybe those chemicals can be analyzed and the composition can be turned to data and even converted back to chemicals (by a 3D printer?) and put into an android? There are several TV shows that are exploring this now (Extant?) and, who knows, they could drive future research?

I'll be honest; I didn't have a lot of interest in this from the description. Still, I thought I'd check it out.Beals is good but her character is silly. In the first scene as she swaggers into the operating room she seems less like a surgeon than like a combat pilot from some '40s movie. I mean, she does it quite well, but it comes across as really unlikely. The premise is, of course, super silly. Rich dying guy pays random person to research life after death. As opposed to, say, hiring a large research firm. Or, as someone else suggested, donating money to work on a cure for what's killing him.The show is silly, but seems to take itself pretty seriously, especially in the whole grieving family drama parts.Beals was good in her oddly-written role, and the intern she yells at was also quite good, but around the halfway point, before I could even figure exactly how they were going to approach the topic, I got so bored I just gave up. There's no afterlife; I need to make the most of this one by only watching good TV.