Customer Reviews
Best Cusack comedy ever (so far) ! 
2008-01-19
John Cusack is a very funny guy! And, he definitely does not disappoint as the neurotic narcissistic record-store owner with relationship "issues" in High Fidelity. But, what really sets this one apart from the other brilliant work by Cusack is the high-energy supporting performance by Jack Black and Todd Louiso's hip nerdishness. The whole thing just crack's me up!
Funny and Insightful 
2007-11-29
A great adaptation of one of my favorite books. John Cusack gives a great performance as he struggles with the meaning of love and relationships. Reminds me of Time and Tide - another funny and thougtful film about dating and memory.
High Fidelity 2007-07-19
Frears's surprisingly insightful film, adapted from the Nick Hornby novel, examines the comic romantic entanglements of a lovable music-store geek. His record stacks and Top Five lists may be in perfect order, but his love life is a shambles, and Cusack plays the part with shaggy-dog affection. Aside from solid direction and a great soundtrack, the other selling point here is the supporting cast, in particular Jack Black as a crass, super-snobby record nerd and Robbins as a New Age devotee. High Fidelity hits a steady, heartfelt groove that will keep you in stitches.
"High Fidelity" - still great after all of these years 2007-06-09
Whether you're a John Cusack fan or not, "High Fidelity" is a great movie featuring the humorous antics of a younger (funnier?) Jack Black and a nice light romatic buzz. An excellent date movie for two people of out-of-the-ordinary tastes in music (great soundtrack).
Learn from the Anti Hero. 2007-02-28
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's possible to learn from others to avoid those same mistakes yourself. I see that in this enjoyable movie. As with anything really good it seems to be more than the sum of its parts. You can pick apart individual performances and scrutinize every detail, or you can appreciate the overall message and theme. The overall sticks with me longer and keeps me coming back.
TOP TWO MISTAKES IN HIGH FIDELITY 2008-07-17
"High Fidelity" is on my top-five all-time desert island movie list. After watching it for the millionth time, I came across two errors. First, at the beginning of the movie (Chapter 2), Laura leaves, Rob slams the door, and then tells us his top-five break-ups in chronological order, as follows: Alison Ashmore, Penny Hardwick, Jackie Alden, Charlie Nicholson, and Sarah Kendrew. Charlie Nicholson was actually number three, and Jackie Alden number four. (Rob's relationship with Jackie, you will recall, was a direct result of his entanglement with Charlie.) This error is corrected in Chapter four, when Rob correctly states that Charlie is number three.
The second miscue occurs in Chapter 10. This is the scene where Rob is cowering under his covers, imagining Laura having sex with Ian. Rob then turns to us and says that Jackie Alden was number five on his all-time list, that his affair with Ms. Alden had no effect on his life, and that he was glad it ended. Thus, by Chapter 10, the phantom-like Sarah Kendrew has vanished.
Anyway, I love this movie!
horrid 
2008-07-11
I'm not a Cusack fan. At best he's tolerable.
THis movie was boring and painful to watch. It's about a lame depressed guy and his annoying friends with awful taste in music. was it supposed to be a comedy?
Charming....Really! Sensitivity Warning, though. 2008-06-22
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. John Cusack is his usual charming man-next-door with issues. Jack Black plays his standard stick-it-to-the-man rebel with a heart. Three men with extreme and unnecessary music knowledge spend their days and nights together bantering, arguing and not living their lives. The "non-musical" are excluded from their club, and they even have issues with each other.
Throw a break-up with a long-term girlfriend in the mix and watch as the world begins to crash for Rob (Cusack). In his attempt to deal with reality, he decides, in lad-lit-style narration, to go back and revisit where he went wrong. He consults his Five Worst Break-ups and attempts to discover why he has such lousy luck with women.
Warning to the sensitive....and I hesitated to rent this because of the R rating for sex and language...you never really know how bad it's going to be. There are cloaked sex scenes, and one nightmare/daydream sex scene that is pretty brutal. The F-word is a main player but is not as tossed around as often as it could be.
Overall, there is clever dialogue and great insight into the way people think. I loved the exploration and growth that the main characters chose instead of the path of continued dysfunction and stagnancy. I laughed out loud several times.
If you love Cusack or Black and/or love films like About a Boy, and can handle above stated issues, I think you might find much to like in High Fidelity.
Bought it for one song... 2008-06-03
To be frank, I bought this album for "Let's Get It On" as performed by Jack Black. It has a lot of other good songs on it, too, which I have been known to listen to, but I really bought it because iTunes was going to force me to buy the whole album for the one song I wanted. It was cheaper to buy the CD and use iTunes' import feature.
EXCELLENT COMEDY WITH A GREAT CAST! 2008-02-03
Watching this film again now for the first time since it's released, I found this movie better than ever! The cast especially Cusack and Black are at the top of their game in this smart and relevant love story. Backed by a killer soundtrack this film is heads and shoulders above most romantic comedies. There are many dramas that with they rang as true as this film.
