Commandments (film)

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Commandments
US DVD cover
Directed byDaniel Taplitz
Written byDaniel Taplitz
Produced byMichael Chinich
Daniel Goldberg
Joe Medjuck
Starring
Narrated byAnthony LaPalgia
CinematographySlawomir Idziak
Edited byMichael Jablow [fr]
Production
companies
Northern Lights Entertainment
Gramercy Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
May 2, 1997 (1997-05-02)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$548,562[1]

Commandments is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama which was written and directed by Daniel Taplitz and stars Aidan Quinn, Courteney Cox and Anthony LaPaglia. The executive producer was Ivan Reitman.

Plot Synopsis

Ever since Seth Warner's (Aidan Quinn) wife died two years ago, his life has gone to pieces. In his rage he affronts God who seemingly responds by crippling his dog. So Seth sets out to break all of the ten commandments. Moving in with his sister-in-law, Rachel (Courteney Cox), and her reporter-husband, Harry (Anthony LaPaglia), he systematically starts breaking each of the commandments, increasingly aided by Harry.

Critical reception

The film has received negative reviews, with a 24% "rotten" rating by the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes,[2] based on 17 reviews.

References

  1. ^ The Numbers. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  2. ^ Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-04-10.

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