Commandments (1997)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

5.5/10   

Regisseur:

Daniel Taplitz

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Daniel Taplitz (written by)

Premierendatum:

2. Mai 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

A comedy that breaks the rules.

Plot:

Seth Warner has reached the end of his rope. Ever since his wife died two years earlier, his world has been in turmoil...

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Reporter | Thief | Drowning | Whale

Auszeichnungen:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Although Being One of the Weirdest Movies I Ever Seen, It Is Also an Enjoyable and Intriguing Black Humor Film With an Outstanding Cast

Besetzung

Aidan Quinn	...	Seth Warner
Courteney Cox	...	Rachel Luce
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Harry Luce
Shirl Bernheim	...	Sylvia Andrew
Peter Jacobson	...	Banker
Patrick Garner	...	Banker
Marcia DeBonis	...	Receptionist
Pamela Gray	...	Melissa Murphy
Lisa Louise Langford	...	Paramedic
Chris McGinn	...	Nurse
Louis Zorich	...	Rudy Warner
Scott Sowers	...	Detective Malhoney
Pat McNamara	...	Police Chief Warren
Jack Gilpin	...	Gordon Bloom
Amy Sedaris	...	Scholar

Alternativ:

Alles Unheil kommt von oben (Deutschland) (video title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Länge:

88 Min

Land:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Eastmancolor)

Tonverfahren:

DTS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | UK:15 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Drehorte:

Montauk, Long Island, New York, USA

Firma:

Universal Pictures

Dialogzitate:

Seth: I have a question to put to the congregation, if you don't mind, Rabbi. Is God willing to prevent evil, but just not able? Then, he can't be omnipotent, right. Or is he able, but not willing? Then he must be malevolent. Or, is he neither able nor willing? In which case, why do we call him "God"? Why indeed? Why?

Querbezüge:

Nimmt Bezug auf The Exorcist (1973)

Soundtrack:

After Dark

Although Being One of the Weirdest Movies I Ever Seen, It Is Also an Enjoyable and Intriguing Black Humor Film With an Outstanding Cast

Seth Warner (Aidan Quinn) is a deranged and very confused man, since he lost almost simultaneously his pregnant wife in the sea, his house in a hurricane and his job. He believes God has a plan for him, and he decides to challenge God, breaking the ten commandments, to press Him to show his destiny. After a breakdown, when Seth tried to commit suicide, his sister-in-law and lawyer Rachel Luce (the gorgeous Courtney Cox) invites him to spend some days in her apartment to rest and recover his health. This invitation is made under the protest of her husband, the journalist and scum Harry Luce (Anthony LaPaglia). Many strange events happen along Seth's attempting of pressing God to show the fate He has planned for him. First of all, this is one of the weirdest movie I have ever seen. The story is unpredictable and we never know what is going to happen next. In the middle of the plot, the movie loses the rhythm a little bit, but its conclusion is very reasonable. This movie plays with religion, using a very black humor. But maybe its greatest point is the outstanding cast. In my opinion, Aidan Quinn, Anthony LaPaglia and Courtney Cox are excellent actors and actress, unfortunately underrated in the cinema industry. I have seen many good movies with them, but they are not promoted as other less talented actors and actresses. Courtney Cox is also a very beautiful woman, and it is a great pleasure for my eyes to see her good performance on the screen. This film is not indicated for all audiences, since it plays with religion. Some persons may feel offended with the jokes. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): `Quebrando os 10 Mandamentos' (`Breaking the Ten Commandments)