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Comedy, Music Video & Concerts, and Musicals & Performing Arts movie directed by Stephen Frears
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Pros: Wonderful Cusaks
+1
Cons: Smarmy and not believable
I love the Cusak's both John and his sister Joan. I try never to miss a film by either of them. This one however was a disappointment as I never could really connect with the characters. Maybe because I'm a woman, but it seemed to me that the plot was thin and the situations were simply not believable. I have had several male friends think that this film hits a dead one mark on how men view life. If this is true, no wonder so many men have trouble finding themselves and growing up.
A major irritation throughout this film was that the main character talks to the screen as if you were a silent partner. He does this the entire movie long. Is it me or is this technique annoying as hell! I also have noticed it during new sitcoms and it bugs me there as well.
Bottom line is that this character is trying desperately to figure life and love out. His relationships are muddled his business is muddled and it seems life has him baffled. It does end on a high note as he "finds himself" but I'm still skeptical. The ending just doesn't ring true and it's just not believable. It's too much of a Hollywood ending.
Overall - I give this an average rating.
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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 … more
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Transplanted from England to the not-so-mean streets of Chicago, the screen adaptation of Nick Hornby's cult-classic novelHigh Fidelityemerges unscathed from its Americanization, idiosyncrasies intact, thanks to John Cusack's inimitable charm and a nimble, nifty screenplay (cowritten by Cusack). Early-thirtysomething Rob Gordon (Cusack) is a slacker who owns a vintage record shop, a massive collection of LPs, and innumerable top-five lists in his head. At the opening of the film, Rob recounts directly to the audience his all-time top-five breakups--which doesn't include his recent falling out with his girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle), who has just moved out of their apartment. Thunderstruck and obsessed with Laura's desertion (but loath to admit it), Rob begins a quest to confront the women who instigated the aforementioned top-five breakups to find out just what he did wrong.
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Low on plot and high on self-discovery, High Fidelity takes a good 30 minutes or so to find its groove (not unlike Cusack's Grosse Pointe Blank), but once it does, it settles into it comfortably and builds a surprisingly touching momentum. Rob is basically a grown-up version of Cusack's character in Say Anything (who was told "Don't be a guy--be a man!"), and if you like Cusack's brand of smart-alecky romanticism, you'll automatically be won over (if you can handle Cusack's almost-nonstop talking to the camera). Still, it's hard not to be moved by ...
Director:
Stephen Frears
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date:
2000
MPAA Rating:
R
DVD Release Date:
September 8, 2000
Runtime:
113 minutes
Studio:
Touchstone / Disney
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