Committed (2000 film)

Committed
Committed
	DVD cover
Directed by	Lisa Krueger
Written by	Lisa Krueger
Produced by	Dean Silvers; Marlen Hecht;
Starring	Heather Graham; Casey Affleck; Luke Wilson; Goran Višnjić; Alfonso Arau; Patricia Velásquez;
Cinematography	Tom Krueger
Edited by	Curtiss Clayton; Colleen Sharp;
Music by	Joey Burns; John Convertino;
Production; company	Miramax Films
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release dates	January 21, 2000 (Sundance); April 18, 2000;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$40,361

Committed is a 2000 film directed and written by Lisa Krueger and stars Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, and Luke Wilson.

Plot[]

The ever-optimistic Joline faces a challenge when her husband, flaky news photographer Carl, leaves her to find himself in Texas. Joline tracks Carl down and observes him, acquainting herself with his schedule and new friends, including his new girlfriend, Carmen, and his quirky neighbor Niko. Eventually Carl spots Joline, and Joline seeks new ways of returning Carl to her life, up to and including mystic remedies provided by Carmen's grandfather. Eventually Joline is committed, hence the title, and her belief in true and lasting love is broken... or is it?

Cast[]

Heather Graham as Joline
Casey Affleck as Jay
Luke Wilson as Carl
Goran Višnjić as Niko
Patricia Velásquez as Carmen
Alfonso Arau as Grampy
Mark Ruffalo as T-Bo
Clea DuVall as Mimi
Summer Phoenix as Meg
Kim Dickens as Jenny
Art Alexakis as NY Car Thief
Jon Stewart as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)^[2]

Reception[]

On Rotten Tomatoes 43% of 46 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 5.40/10. The site's consensus reads: "Critics say Committed is one of those films that shows promise – some sort of vision – of what the movie could have been. The key word is 'could'. As it is, the script is predictable, the story becomes tedious, and it's simply not funny. Heather Graham shows she can play a central character, but she's not enough to make Committed successful."^[3] On Metacritic it has a score of 44% based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[4]

Committed was nominated for the Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing and also for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. It won the award for Best Cinematography at Sundance. The film had only a limited opening.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Committed". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
^ Fuchs, Cynthia. "Committed (2000)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
^ "Committed (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ "Committed". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

External links[]

Committed at IMDb
Committed at AllMovie

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[mojo-1] "Committed". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

[2] Fuchs, Cynthia. "Committed (2000)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

[3] "Committed (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[4] "Committed". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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