#23 - The Commitments

I want to bring the Blues back to Dublin!!! I'm not sure that Dublin really had the Blues, but if this is how you bring them back, I will be along for the ride the entire time. I remember hearing the soundtrack for this movie and thinking, "this is a really good soundtrack for this movie." Or something like that. But now that I have seen the movie that the soundtrack was for, I enjoy it even more. This was a really fun movie to watch and I think it may have to be a purchase at some time in the future.

What we get here is a young guy living in Dublin who has a dream. A dream to shake up the music scene in his hometown. So he assembles a group of musicians and singers and starts to build a blues band. Of course this band is filled with a mix of people that just don't get along. They come from all walks of life from all around Dublin and they have a special knack for arguing with each other. Its so much fun to watch these people fight because they are so good at it and they do it with that quick Irish banter. You've got sassy Irish lassies and foul mouthed lads going at it over anything and everything.

As you would expect, when they get on stage, the fighting ends and the music begins. They are tremendous on stage together playing classics, standards, and just good ol tunes from blues and rock and roll. With talent and some strategic moves from the manager, it doesnt take long for them to gain a bit of a following in the Dublin club scene. But with the promise of fame seemingly just out of reach, it doesn't take long for the fighting to take over. Oh, what could have been.

If you havent seen this movie, I suggest you do so. The characters are fun to watch as they interact in various ways in and out of rehearsals and performances. The music is good and you can't help but get behind the story and want to see them succeed in spite of the fact that they don't really get along off stage. Its just a treat and most importantly, has music at the core as one man tries to "bring the Blues back to Dublin."