Committed (2000)

Director:

Lisa Krueger

Writer (WGA):

Lisa Krueger (written by)

Release Date:

14 July 2000 (Iceland)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

She'll get what she wants...no matter what it takes!

Plot:

A young woman goes in search of her midlife crisis suffering husband who left her.

Plot Keywords:

Auto Repair | Payback | Desert | Mirror | Birthday Cake

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Heather Graham	...	Joline
Casey Affleck	...	Jay
Luke Wilson	...	Carl
Goran Visnjic	...	Neil
Patricia Velasquez	...	Carmen
Alfonso Arau	...	Grampy
Mark Ruffalo	...	T-Bo
Kim Dickens	...	Jenny
Clea DuVall	...	Mimi (as Clea Duvall)
Summer Phoenix	...	Meg
Art Alexakis	...	New York Car Thief
Mary Kay Place	...	Psychiatrist
Dylan Baker	...	Carl's Editor
Wood Harris	...	Chicky
Laurel Holloman	...	Adelle

Also Known As:

Non Stop Girl

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

El Paso, Texas, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

'Patricia Velazquez' received an "introducing" credit (as Patricia Velasquez) even though this was her seventh feature film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Joline enters Texas she bursts her tyre. Initially it is on the front left side of the car. Followed by a shot of it on the back left. This can be seen when the man who fixes her tyre is standing in the back of the car.

Quotes:

Joline: I read somewhere, the reason most relationships break down is that each partner is waiting for the other to fix it. But if you want somebody to stand by you always, you have to be willing to do the same for them, even when they're acting like an idiot.

Soundtrack:

A Teenager's Prayer

Makes a good 3-in-the-morning-late-night-snack-can't-sleep-film

I saw this film right in the middle while going through a breakup. It was about 3 in the morning and I was battling insomnia with a quick snack. It wasn't too bad at the time, but every time I have tried to watch it since, I can't get into it like I did that night.

At the time I thought it was cute and I loved the variety of characters, though they totally could have done better than Goran V, in my opinion. But the one thing that kept me watching was Heather's character and her sad "commitment" to her husband who didn't want her anymore, which made me feel sorry for her and root for her at the same time. (Considering I was in a similar situation at the time, perhaps that's why I liked her so much.) Not a bad film, but you pretty much have to be somewhere near the character romantically in order to appreciate it, and let's hope you never are.