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"I'm black and I'm proud" is his motto for the
all-white band he names The Commitments and he wants them
to play soul music.
Rabbite's journey is a testing one with some hilarious interviews
for band members, problems hiring equipment, and trying to
keep the boys' eyes off the shapely bottom of one of the back-up
singers. He also needs to make sure that the most talented
person on the team - lead singer Decko (Andrew Strong) - isn't
beaten senseless by his colleagues for his obnoxious behaviour.
Assisting him most of the time is Joey - the Lips - Fagan
(Johnny Murphy), who has a mysterious connection with all
of the greats of soul and even played with Elvis Presley and
Wilson Pickett (so he claims).
The Commitments' struggle for mastery of their instruments
and the internal conflict makes for a great story and when
the music kicks in it takes the movie to a whole new level.
The Commitments was a surprise smash hit in the cinemas and
the soundtrack sold a bazillion copies.
If you've never heard Mustang Sally then you must need to
clean your ears out!
While Strong plays a truly annoying character his voice is
just amazing. The gobsmacking part about him was that when
he filmed The Commitments he was only 16!
MGM has done a very good job with both the video and sound
transfer of The Commitments and have given it the quality
that fans of this superb movie would have expected. A bit
of a shame about the extras - as they are a little weak.
Still, The Commitments is a must-have if you are into
musicals with a very high repeat-viewing value.
It is very funny, has lots of rude language, but is a really
heart-warming tale.
Conclusion: Movie 90% Extras 60%
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