Title:
Commandments
Released: 1997
Genre: Comedy
/ Drama / Romance
Runtime: 88 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Tagline:
A comedy that breaks the rules.
Plot
Summary: Seth Warner has reached the end
of his rope. Ever since his wife died two years earlier,
his world has been in turmoil. He is despondent, his
career has fallen apart, even his house has been destroyed.
There seems to be nothing left for him to live for.
Confused and angry after two years of suffering, he
finally directs his wrath at God from the rooftop
of his apartment building in New York City. In the
midst of a wild thunderstorm he demands to know why
he has been betrayed by the god he has believed in
and honored his whole life. God's answer is to strike
down Seth's dog in a bolt of lightning. Pushed beyond
his limits, Seth decides to respond to his years of
torment by breaking each of the biblical Ten Commandments.
While staying with his sister-in-law, Rachel, much
to the chagrin of her shifty reporter husband, Harry,
he systematically sets out to break each commandment
one by one. A natural at breaking commandments, Harry
is drawn to Seth's mission in the hopes of using it
to further his career, but ultimately they clash as
Seth turns the table and uses Harry to fulfill some
of his missions. Things get further complicated when
Rachel and Seth are romantically drawn to each other
as he struggles with his crisis of faith and she struggles
with a failing marriage. Inevitably, Seth comes down
to the last and most important commandment, Thou shall
not kill. In a climactic battle of will and redemption,
Seth, Harry and Rachel cross paths with a raging hurricane
at the far end of Long Island. Echoing Seth's first
confrontation with God, the sky and the sea open up
in this fateful encounter at the Montauk Lighthouse.
Individually, each confronts forces beyond human control
and more importantly, must come to an understanding
of their own life choices and decisions. The resolution
to the story for all characters is surprising, mystical
and ultimately just.
Comments:
Commandments
was a wonderful movie with a wonderful cast.It not
only entertains, but it teaches, too. The cast did
a great job in making it realistic and entertaining.
Most people will love this movie!!
Cast
overview:
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
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Courteney Cox on a bed in a bra and then giving us a
quick glimpse of her breast as she rolls around with
a guy
featured
actress:
