Commitments Special Edition sees long overdue release

The Commitments Special Edition (Fox) is your chance to catch up on Alan Parker’s homage to Dublin and the blues.

Roddy Doyle’s story sparkles with wit as a young band of hopefuls try to take the world by storm with their passion for the blues.

Andrew Strong delivers a sensational performance as Deco, but the cast is not far behind, with Angelina Ball and Colm Meaney among the best.

A bunch of interesting extra features flesh out the title, including an Alan Parker commentary (why not include Doyle and some cast members?), a Looking Back documentary which tells us where all the young stars have been since the film’s release.

Doyle and some of the cast then take a look at working class Dublin, while there’s also a musical audio of Strong and Robert Arkins (the band leader), plus loads of TV spots, and two ‘Making of’ featurettes.

Drama ****