And while she watches and waits, her life is anything but dull, as she encounters a young woman named Carmen (Patricia Velazquez), a waitress at one of the local eateries Carmen's `Grampy,' (Alfonso Arau), who is something of a mystic T-Bo (Mark Ruffalo), a truck driver who has issues concerning Carl and Neil (Goran Visnjic) an artist who makes pinatas and takes a fancy to her. She considers Carl as being in a `spiritual coma,' and it's her job to keep a `spiritual vigil' over him until he comes to his senses. But once she knows where he is, she keeps her distance, giving him his `space' and not even letting him know she's there. Regardless, she leaves their home in New York City and sets off to find him, which she does- in El Paso, Texas, of all places. Maybe it's because of that `clay' she's made of. When Joline realizes he's not coming back, she refuses to give up on him, or their marriage. The only problem is, someone forgot to tell Carl- and 597 days into the marriage, he's gone off to `find' himself and figure it all out. And when she marries Carl (Luke Wilson), it's forever. She's a woman of her word who sticks by it no matter what. Admittedly, Joline has always been a committed person in work, relationships, in life in general. Her name is Joline, and this is her story. Who knows? Who knows what it takes to make things- life- work? Writer/director Lisa Krueger takes a shot at it, using a light approach to examine that thin line between being committed- and how one `gets' committed- and obsession, in `Committed,' starring Heather Graham as a young woman who is adamant, committed, obsessive and maybe just a little bit crazy, too. Some people are just plain crazy, though- and maybe that's the way you have to be to live among the masses. But we're all different, `Made of different clay,' as one of the characters in this film puts it, which is what makes life so interesting. When you're done, check out the best movies from the 2010s.Some people drift through life, moving from one thing or one person to the next without batting an eye others latch on to a cause, another person or a principle and remain adamant, committed to whatever it is- and figuratively or literally they give their word and stand by it. Check out 41 of our favorites below-in no particular order!-plus where you can stream them on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, or Amazon Prime Video. So though this list of the best movies of the 2000s is not an all-encompassing guide to the decade, it does have a lot of comforting nostalgia you can add to your rotation today. Some have won Oscars, but that certainly wasn't a determining factor. Here you'll find the kinds of movies you still watch over and over again because they're that good. And with the world being such a tumultuous place, we decided to stick with feel-good movies from the 2000s. In short, there's a lot to choose from-so we had to pick a lane. The best movies of the 2000s can be divided into a few categories that dominated the decade: the rom-com boom that gave us classics like The Wedding Planner, slapstick comedies (of the Judd Apatow variety, especially), intense award-winning dramas, and experimental films that are hard to place anywhere (looking at you, Napoleon Dynamite).
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