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The Commitments (1991)
Loved the music! it's right up my alley. I was even thinking about getting a CD of the soundtrack. I loved seeing the streets of Dublin, with the very realistic urban decay. I loved the way this was film, especially the stage shows which looked authentic. I still don't know if The Commitments are real or actors or what? I seen the bands name credited on some of the songs in the closing credits, but were they in the movie? Or were those actors?
It's a good thing this movie has a great soundtrack and is visually unique as I couldn't connect to the characters, which meant I didn't care about them. That's mostly due to the strong accents, I must have only understood about half of what was said. I thought about putting on subtitles, but then again do I really need to read F*** 169 times, I don't think so.
It's like there's a great idea here, but not much story or character development, so in lieu of that the film makers have the band members fighting, and fighting...and bickering and screaming at each other! All this conflict for entertainment's sake, reminded me of Withnail & I (1987), a film I hated.
Luckily the music makes the movie and who ever performed the songs were amazing! I really liked the music!
The Commitments (1991)
Director: Alan Parker
Writers: Dick Clement(screenplay), Roddy Doyle(novel)
Cast: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Writers: Dick Clement(screenplay), Roddy Doyle(novel)
Cast: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
An Irish rock-soul band tries to make the big time in Dublin, but ends up with the members fighting among themselves. CR
It's a good thing this movie has a great soundtrack and is visually unique as I couldn't connect to the characters, which meant I didn't care about them. That's mostly due to the strong accents, I must have only understood about half of what was said. I thought about putting on subtitles, but then again do I really need to read F*** 169 times, I don't think so.
It's like there's a great idea here, but not much story or character development, so in lieu of that the film makers have the band members fighting, and fighting...and bickering and screaming at each other! All this conflict for entertainment's sake, reminded me of Withnail & I (1987), a film I hated.
Luckily the music makes the movie and who ever performed the songs were amazing! I really liked the music!