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The Commitments Move Review
Have you ever watched a movie and then watched it over again just for the music? If this is a common occurrence for you, then get your rewinder ready for The Commitments. It's not often that a movie comes along with a soundtrack as good as this one's. The music is an integral part of the movie, but it's not all that makes this movie worth seeing. The cast was put together like a tight fitting puzzle. The writers worked in the necessary comedic elements, while also showing the characters' strengths and weaknesses. It's not often you see a movie about music come along where someone doesn't die, or the same song isn't played over and over again.
With songs like "Mustang Sally," the Black Crowe's' hit "Hard to Handle," and "Chain of Fools," this soundtrack really rocks. It's hard to believe that Andrew Strong, who played Deco Cuffe in the film, was only sixteen when this movie was made. His voice oozes power and emotion, a feat not easily accomplished by even an experienced singer. He is truly Joey Lang's Irish counter-part. The group's rendition of "Try a Little Tenderness" was nothing less spectacular.
The Commitment-etts, played by Angelina Ball, Maria Doyle, and Bronagh Gallagher, added their talents primarily as back-up singers, but they do have some spotlight numbers. Their style, the choreography and harmonies, reminds me of some of the girl groups from the Fifties and Sixties: The Supremes, the Shirrelles, and the Marvelettes. While in the movie " Chain of Fools" is interrupted by a fight, the girls pull off the performance masterfully.
The Commitments is found in the Drama section at Blockbuster Video, but I found it to be more of a comedy than a drama. When Joey Fagen, played by Johnny Murphy, is introduced, I had a good laugh as he crashed his scooter in the alley. My favorite part of the movie is a conversation between Jimmy Rabbit (Robert Arkins) and his father, played by Colm Meaney. After Jimmy had spoken with Joey at...
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