One of my top ten favorite movies!

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2005)

This movie has SOUL! There's something so true and visceral about the music, message and dialogue of this movie. Its music and the hope of moving upward rings true. Growing up in a working class, white, small town America in the Sixites, rock and roll and soul fueled our dreams and youthful ideals. The voices of Elvis, Orbison, James Brown, and Wilson Pickett spoke for us otherwise quiet, shy types. With our bedroom doors closed and our hi-fi's and radios turned on, we became animated by this music. I sung and danced "in my room" and became a worldly, brave person. That same passion enabled many of us poor and blue collar kids to move out and up. A quarter century later, the young people in The Commitments are doing the same thing. Finding passion and voices for their dreams. Each time I watch this movie, my energy is rekindled and I am grateful for life's journey.