The Commitments Full Movie Reviews

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MovieMike
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A Musical Must-See!

MovieMike - wrote on 12/22/2011

Picture a group of kids (late teens, early 20’s) thrown together in an effort to become a renowned soul music band. Long before there ever was an ‘American Idol’ or ‘America’s Got Talent’, we had this comical look at the struggles behind trying to make it big in the music world. To emphasis the struggle portion of this, the story is set against an economically depressed Dublin, Ireland. Based on a novel by noted Irish author, Roddy Doyle, and directed by Alan Parker (‘The Life Of David Gayle’, ‘Angela’s Ashes’, ‘Pink Floyd – The Wall’, ‘Midnight Express’), ‘The Commitments’ (1991) is a toe tapping, homage to Motown and 60’s rock that will have you laughing as well.

As the story starts out, we’re introduced to Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), who …

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