Commandments (1997)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Daniel Taplitz

Writer (WGA):

Daniel Taplitz (written by)

Release Date:

2 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy that breaks the rules.

Plot:

Seth Warner has reached the end of his rope. Ever since his wife died two years earlier, his world has been in turmoil...

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Ten Commandments | New York City | Hurricane | Police

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Aidan Quinn	...	Seth Warner
Courteney Cox	...	Rachel Luce
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Harry Luce
Shirl Bernheim	...	Sylvia Andrew
Peter Jacobson	...	Banker
Patrick Garner	...	Banker
Marcia DeBonis	...	Receptionist
Pamela Gray	...	Melissa Murphy
Lisa Louise Langford	...	Paramedic
Chris McGinn	...	Nurse
Louis Zorich	...	Rudy Warner
Scott Sowers	...	Detective Malhoney
Pat McNamara	...	Police Chief Warren
Jack Gilpin	...	Gordon Bloom
Amy Sedaris	...	Scholar

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | UK:15 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montauk, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

Gordon Bloom: For the record, if you were murdered, how would that make you feel?

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Soundtrack:

After Dark

Interesting, dark work

There's good work being done here by the principals--I can't decide which of them I like the most, really, although Anthony LaPaglia's noirish everyday scumbag is the best-written of the three. While the story has its weaknesses, it works fine enough for this sort of unassuming film that tells a story in its own meandering way. Courtney Cox finally comes out of her shell, finally playing a likable character, and she proves a worthy receptacle for most of the camera's adoration. All around, a good date rental for those who won't be put off by the sacreligious plotline.