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Rating: 7/10 (12 September 2018)

The Commitments
Blues music is not popular in Ireland because the Irish have nothing to be miserable about.
That simple reason is why the band in this comedy chose to cover soul music instead.
Determined to prove his prowess as a band manager, young Dubliner Jimmy (Robert Arkins) puts an ad in the newspaper looking for local talent to start a soul band. Among the freaks that audition, he finds some serviceable horn players and back-up singers. After weeks of rehearsal, the band garners some local success. But infighting and affairs threaten to derail Jimmy's dream.
While the songs sung are soul music standards, the new vocal talent behind the melodies brings these classics to life in a new way. Based on the novel by Roddy Doyle, this hilarious toe-tapping adaptation from 1991 still holds up today.
What's more, it's nice to see Irishmen playing instruments that aren't just empty whiskey jugs. Green Light
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