The Ten

One of the earliest things that we're taught in life is that there's rules that we must follow and abide by, whether their laws of man or of God, they are there to help us. In the Christian/Jewish faith the Ten Commandments are the end all and be all of rules and laws, and for more than two thousand years we've pretty much kept to them, or have we. This movie attempts to show how in the modern day the laws that God set out for us to follow still apply but have been twisted and flipped upside down in order to work in today's society.
Ten interconnected stories, inspired by the Ten Commandments, are presented in modern situations to show how we still follow the laws of God. The concept for this set of stories is interesting but the problem that arises is that the stories just aren't funny enough to hold the attention of the audience. Even with an all star cast that includes Oliver Platt, Winona Ryder and Jessica Alba, just to name a few, by the end of the movie your left wanting something for the time that you put in watching these tales. The integration of the stories to make them connected is weak but noticeable, but without strong connections you start to lose interest quickly.
This is one of those movies that I saw the trailer and thought that it was a pretty good idea and from the looks it was going to be funny, boy was I wrong. So much of the acting is strained and forced to the point of breaking that before you get half way through your wondering just how much your going to be able to stand. All I can say is that not every good idea on paper transfers well to the screen and this film is a perfect example of that statement.