An impassioned, possibly lunatic Aidan Quinn is cared for by his dead wife's sister (Courtney Cox) and her husband (Anthony LaPaglia). As he proceeds to break the 10 commandments, one by one, out of spite to God, he raises a lot of questions for those around him. And of course, since adultery is a no-no, we get a romance between Quinn and Cox. The big "deus ex machina" (wish i could italicize that for you) is a convenient hurricane. The ending is absolutely silly. I felt ripped off at every level. And this was because the opening and development, the acting, even the romance, had been well enough done to engage me at every level. The synagogue scene is riveting. The gun play is well timed. And then such an ending? At least we could have had something under water to put us in the mood . . . . and some character development for Cox.
Review of Commandments
