The Commitments (1991)

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

I never heard or ever seen an Irish movie like "The Commitments" that is based on soul music and getting a band as if it were the Blues Brothers (which is way better I'm afraid). I absolutely loved the music, that was what kept me watching this movie, but I think it would been a lot better if there wasn't any involvement with the whole group bickering the whole time and then breaking up because of it. It kinda made the movie itself more distasteful in my opinion like c'mon not all of us Irish like to be snobs and on top of each other! I thought they made Andrew Strong's character a sleaze bag and like, it didn't really suit his role to be a doofus, I prefer if he was more of a chilled and hippie like person yknow. He was brilliant at the same time with singing like a legend, its too bad he didn't make a big career out of it!I'm afraid I have to give this movie a 6/10, I think the storyline and the character of Strong's characterization would need TLC here even if this was based in a novel!

Really a Fun movie to watch.Its got energy, its got laughs – and Soul!Character interactions are Great. There's plenty of rivalry. It's a band that's starting out and trying to put itself together. The lead manager played by Robert Arkins holds the film together and is the centerpiece. Nothing ever goes smoothly with plenty of cussin' and shoving and pushing. Great dialogue but the sub-titles helped me in the understanding.The music is superb – once they get their act together.There is not a dull moment from beginning to end.

The Commitments directed by Alan Parker...is one of those movies that..you want to like. When i watched it (recently) I knew after 15 minutes i could never ---enjoy this. This is a movie that tries hard to be...funny...indeed it is funny, but in such a contrived way there is no audience laughter. One can see the next "one liner"...from 12 paces. It is a film that is ..trying too hard to be authentic. And the audience can see all the "blood, sweat and tears"....that went into making this. To put it simply...this just does not work...like lots of movies it barely entertains. I will have forgotten this in about one week. Alan Parker movies tend to be predictable. Also there are very few surpises.

This film is about a bunch of deprived people in a slum area forming a band. They hope to make it big with their soul music.I find "The Commitments" tedious and boring. The characters engage in endless tirade, shouting profanities at each other constantly. The way they treat each other is simply sad. The clothes they wear are all dismally coloured. Furthermore, the film is set in a deprived area, meaning unattractive sets and locations. All these things make the film unattractive to me. It is made worse by the poor lighting. Many scenes are poorly lit. A scene featuring the tour bus going down the road is a prime example. The cameraman obviously focused on the sky, making the road, houses and the bus very dark."The Commitments" sounds like an uplifting film with heart and soul. But I was wrong. It is dismal, hostile and unlikable.