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Maudlin Navel Gazing to a Great Soundtrack
Ah yes. Another quirky offbeat romantic comedy from quirky offbeat romantic cynic John Cusack. Life sucks but he wouldn't miss it for the world. Give John Cusack credit. He was 34 when he made this. His character is a guy in his late 20's who has the emotional maturity of a teenager and Cusack pulls it off effortlessly. Cusack's character, Rob, isn't a jerk. He's a manchild. He doesn't mean to be a selfish obsessive boob; he just lacks the normal range of human adult emotions. Imagine the teenager Cusack played in Better Off Dead. Now imagine that teenager ten years later and working as the owner of a independent music store. He's a music snob and puts in long hours at the store but he still has time to ruin promising relationships with childish antics, talk to the screen and stalk former girlfriends while chasing after the next soon to be ex girlfriend. High Fidelty is the unofficial sequel to Better Off Dead. Instead of weird parents and goofy fantasy sequences, we get weird coworkers and morbid sexually and violently charged fantasy sequences involving Tim Robbins. I won't compliment the soundtrack except to say any movie about music had better have a damn good soundtrack and High Fidelity does its job.

Hey, what's with the hair???
I mean, is it supposed to signify a time & place? Or just indicate that this is a different John Cusack from the last movie we watched him in? I'm sorry, but I gotta say: IT'S GETTING TO BE A SHTICK, JOHN. Take a rest, try some new routines. I agree with the guy who compared this to Woody Allen, expecially the connection to Annie Hall. Problem is that Woody's a comedian, John ain't. PLUS. Am I supposed to care about his relationship with Laura? WHAT RELATIONSHIP? You want to see a funny movie about a guy obsessed with Laura, watch Chilly Scenes of Winter. None of the relationships in this were anything more than bad clichés. But I read the book & it wasn't any better in that department. Actually what saved me from giving this movie one or two stars were the performances by Jack Black, Joan Cusack & especially Todd Louiso, who is just BRILLIANT! This is the guy who wrote & directed The 15 Minute Hamlet, one of the funniest movies ever made & one of the best productions of Hamlet ever staged. By the way, John Cusack would be a great Hamlet. Don't get me wrong, I think this guy is hugely talented, just wrong for this part. & then there's the problem of the hair...

Great movie, Barry and Dick rock.
The movie in a my opinion starts off reviewing relationships that could've happened to any normal guy. John Cusack (Rob) seems to reflect all of us. The book which is based in London, is followed faithfully by the movie.(except for the fact that the movie takes place in Chicago) We also find out that Laura,Robs faithful girlfriend has left, leaving Rob an empty shell of a man. Next we are introduced to Championship Vinyl a Semi-Failing record store that lies in a not too popular part of Chicago. Here we find the comic relief of the movie, Dick and Barry. Barry's part is played brilliantly by Jack Black. And Dick's part is played by Todd Louiso. Rob along with his two sidekicks spend the store parts of the movie, dumping on customers who have no musical knowledge and coming up with top five lists. Rob becomes obsessed with getting Laura back and eventually does. And in the end everybody's happy. But it's not corny or sugary at all. Overall the scenes in the record shop are the best and should be watched multiple times to get all the subtle references and jokes.

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