Review of High Fidelity (2000) by Lyndon G — 13 Nov 2009
High Fidelity is not the most believable movie, and it may rip off Say Anything, which I haven't seen, but I still like it. John Cusack is ineffectual and self-conscious talking into the camera... he does a good job with the protagonist.
The guy's too absorbed in his music and his problems to worry what effect he has on other people. This includes his romantic relationships, which he revisits wondering why he's doomed to be left (the "what does it all mean?" as one ex puts it despairingly).
He runs a record store with two other immature (I use the word gently) twenty-or-thirty-somethings who believe their knowledge about music offers them moral superiority. The movie's a coming of age story, and as a good friend pointed out, probably a guy movie.
Jack Black stands out, but the cast is pretty strong and the dialogue keeps them busy. For some reason I've thought about situations in High Fidelity many times between first and second viewing, but the warm as vinyl soundtrack, the "what does it all mean?", and the detached humor about music collectors are what I especially like.
This review of High Fidelity (2000) was written by Lyndon G on 13 Nov 2009.
High Fidelity has generally received very positive reviews.
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