Committed (2000 film)

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

Committed
DVD cover
Directed byLisa Krueger
Written byLisa Krueger
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTom Krueger
Edited by
  • Curtiss Clayton
  • Colleen Sharp
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release dates
  • January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21) (Sundance)
  • April 28, 2000 (2000-04-28)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$40,361[1]

Plot

The ever-optimistic Joline faces a challenge when her husband, flaky news photographer Carl, leaves the couple's New York City loft to find himself in Texas. Joline tracks Carl down to El Paso and observes him outside of his mobile home without his knowledge. She acquaints herself with Carl's schedule and his new friends, including his new girlfriend, Carmen, and his neighbor Neil. Neil, a quirky sculptor, becomes smitten with Joline. Back in New York, Joline's brother Jay goes off in search for his sister and ends up joining her in Texas. 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.

Cast

Reception

Release

Committed premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and won the award for Best Cinematography.[3] The film had a limited theatrical release on April 28, 2000.[2]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 46 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 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."[4] On Metacritic it has a score of 44% based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5] Metro Silicon Valley's reviewer, Richard von Busack, criticized the film's "tiresome daffiness" and said it "indulges in the worst intellectual habit of the '60s counterculture—it supports putting a principle ahead of common sense".[6] In his review, A. O. Scott of The New York Times said the film has interesting ideas but fails to explore them. He also criticized the film's uncertain tone.[7]

Committed was nominated for the Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing.

References
  1. "Committed". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. "Committed". AllMovie. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. "2000 Sundance Film Festival". sundance.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. "Committed (2000)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. "Committed". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  6. von Busack, Richard (June 15, 2000). "Trying Morals". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  7. Scott, A.O. (April 28, 2000). "`Committed': An Inconvenient Marriage: Married Almost 600 Days, He Runs and She Follows". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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