Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, Luke Wilson
Heather Graham (Boogie Nights, Bowfinger) stars as Joline, a New York club owner who takes her word very, very seriously. When she marries photographer Carl (Luke Wilson of Bottle Ro...( read more
)) for better or for worse, she means it. So when he leaves her and goes to Texas to find himself, she decides to follow him--after she puts the daisies he left for her in a blender and turns them into a puree. She tracks him down through a mixture of luck and magic, and starts to integrate herself into Carl's life without him knowing it. She encourages his editor to give Carl better assignments, she becomes friends with a woman he's dating, she protects him from that woman's jealous ex-lover. And all this while, as she sits in her parked car staring intently at Carl's trailer, one of his neighbors attempts to befriend and woo her. Committed is a mixture of quirky characters and off-kilter humor that didn't go over well in theaters, even though it was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival. But though its story meanders, it explores love relationships from many sides, with a gentle but clear-eyed freshness. Joline could be viewed as an obsessive stalker, but Graham invests her character with faith and charm that grows more and more engaging as the movie goes on--plus, she wears a number of tight-fitting hipster outfits and looks fabulous. The supporting cast--including Casey Affleck (Desert Blue) and Dylan Baker (Happiness)--is excellent. Committed may seem a little unfocused, but it's also genuinely unpredictable and comes together in surprising ways. A sweet, subtle movie. --Bret Fetzer
DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001
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March 24, 2008Heather Graham is sweet in this film. Her husband one day up and leaves.....what is a lady to do??? Heather goes and finds him and meets some other fun people on her journey....Casey Affleck and Luke Wilson are both in this film and brighen in up more.
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February 16, 2007ok first off I wanna say what is it w/ people and this movie I see things like, this movie changed my life and the last time I saw this movie was rated a B, what the heck are you people thinking, this movie is about some chick stalking her husband, talk about please give privacy,...( read more)
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January 8, 2009Despite a fantastic cast (Heather Graham, Luke Wilson, Casey Affleck, Mark Ruffalo), I was nothing short of bored with this flick and had trouble even finishing it.
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September 27, 2009The story was so boring, there was nothing exciting in.. It was definitely one of Heather Grahams worst movies. Too bad, because I like her very much. I was also disappointed in Luke Wilson and Casey Affleck.
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November 13, 2008I loved this, and have been trying to find it for years. The title that is. It's verry odd. If you like things like bottle rocket and big empty give this a watch. If you like things like say blads of glory you will probably get bord with the lack of fart jokes and should stay awa...( read more)
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May 16, 2008Her character is just very...strange. I liked her voice-overs and the ending but it's not something I need to see again.
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January 1, 2000
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
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September 27, 2009The story was so boring, there was nothing exciting in.. It was definitely one of Heather Grahams worst movies. Too bad, because I like her very much. I was also disappointed in Luke Wilson and Casey Affleck.
This film is just not interesting.. I think watching it is a bit waste of your time.
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