Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0786936138849 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Release Date: October 10, 2000 Running Time: 98 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Sales Rank: 37186
Amazon.com: Heather Graham (Boogie Nights, Bowfinger) stars as Joline, a New York club owner who takes her word very, very seriously. When she marries photographer Carl (Luke Wilson of Bottle Rocket) for better or for worse, she means it. So when he leaves her and goes to Texas to find himself, she decides to follow him--after she puts the daisies he left for her in a blender and turns them into a puree. She tracks him down through a mixture of luck and magic, and starts to integrate herself into Carl's life without him knowing it. She encourages his editor to give Carl better assignments, she becomes friends with a woman he's dating, she protects him from that woman's jealous ex-lover. And all this while, as she sits in her parked car staring intently at Carl's trailer, one of his neighbors attempts to befriend and woo her. Committed is a mixture of quirky characters and off-kilter humor that didn't go over well in theaters, even though it was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival. But though its story meanders, it explores love relationships from many sides, with a gentle but clear-eyed freshness. Joline could be viewed as an obsessive stalker, but Graham invests her character with faith and charm that grows more and more engaging as the movie goes on--plus, she wears a number of tight-fitting hipster outfits and looks fabulous. The supporting cast--including Casey Affleck (Desert Blue) and Dylan Baker (Happiness)--is excellent. Committed may seem a little unfocused, but it's also genuinely unpredictable and comes together in surprising ways. A sweet, subtle movie. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - *As Comitted As Can Be!*
It is an okay movie.Shows what one person will do to keep her word.It does keep you watching to see what happens.
Rating: - Deep for Comedy but a Great little Sleeper
This movie hit me at just the right time. Normally I would have turned it off as the pace was a little too leisurely but the little spiritual messages it was giving me were so perfectly spot-on that I ... Read More
Rating: - The first comedy that ever made me re-examine myself
It takes a certain type of person to enjoy this movie for what and who it tries to appreciate. For the extremely introspective, honor-obsessed, and non-conventional folk out there, this IS the comedy ... Read More
Rating: - Almost, but not quite
This movie was funny, but could have been a lot better. I wouldn't buy it, but its rental worthy
Rating: - Committed should Never have been Permitted
COMMITTED is pretty much a movie without a story or at least a story I was able to follow. Heather Graham does nothing here that would attract anyone's attention providing that she even could. Graham seems ... Read More
- *As Comitted As Can Be!*
- The first comedy that ever made me re-examine myself
- Almost, but not quite
- Committed should Never have been Permitted 