High Fidelity

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High quality, 2010-05-30
Audiophile Rob Gordon (John Cusack) runs his record store, pines over his latest failed relationship, and looks for the next. That's about it. No high concept plot here. Just a very insightful film about smart people living a little off the mainstream and trying to make it work. I would like to live in the same neighborhood with these characters and hang out with them, which is just about the highest praise I can think to give. The whole cast is outstanding, but Jack Black and Todd Louiso stand out as Rob's employees, who were hired to work part-time but have made the record store the center of their lives.

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#1 on my Top 5 movies list..., 2010-03-23
"High Fidelity" is one of those movies that you can watch over and over again and enjoy it more every time. The story is great, the soundtrack is fantastic, and the acting is superb. The movie is realistic, engaging, and funny--and certainly makes my "Top Five!"

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One Of My Top 5 Movies Of All Time, 2010-02-21
Great music, a John Cusack you want to hang out with and some very funny and touching scenes boost this film into my Top 5. Stephen Frears directs from Nick Hornby's book which provides a fascinating look at music and love in the Windy City (even though the book was not set in Chicago, it works). br / br /John Cusack is great and his sister Joan has her obligatory role, but Jack Black's Barry steals every scene he is in. One of my favorite scenes of all time (in my Top 5!) is the confrontation in the record store with Tim Robbins' Ian / Ray - it is hilarious! High Fidelity should be in your Top 5 list as well - it is a must see!

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One-of-a-kind movie!! Classic!!, 2010-02-07
I love the style of this movie, where John Cusack tells a story interspersed with watching the story unfold with him. The script is ingenious--witty one-liners right and left (I'm guessing they are phrases taken from the book)! My favorite is "I've been using my gut feeling all my life, and I've finally come to the conclusion that my guts have [...] for brains!" It doesn't get any better than that! br / br /As a music-lover and vintage vinyl collector, I also enjoyed the record shop part of the story, as well, and Jack Black is absolutely hilarious as the offbeat, smart [...] record shop clerk who decides whether or not a customer can purchase a record--lol! br / br /Cusack is just an absolute natural in the starring role, in fact, all the actors in this movie give brilliant performances...highly recommended movie!

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In my top 5 romantic comedies of all time, 2010-01-12
DVD Features: br / br /2-Disc Set br /Region 1 br /Keep Case br /Single Side - Dual Layer br /Audio: br /Dolby Digital 5.1 - English br /Dolby Digital 5.1 - French br /Additional Release Material: br /Deleted Scenes br /Behind the Scenes br /Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer br /Production Interviews: br /1. Stephen Frears - Director br /2. John Cusack - Star/Screenwriter/Producer br /Interactive Features: br /Interactive Menus br /Scene Access br / br /While this movie might not make my "Top 5 movies", it would be in my "Top 5 romantic comedies" at least be on my "Top 20 movies". Here is a very funny, very sweet romantic comedy told from the man's perspective. Using a myriad of music lovers references, it tells the story of a man whose girlfriend leaves him and leads him to wonder why his past relationships didn't work out. br / br /Rob Gordon (John Cusack) runs a record store where Dick (Todd Louiso) and Barry (Jack Black) work. Jack Black plays a zany, funny character as he so often does, while Todd Louiso's character is far more subdued. When Rob's girlfriend Laura leaves him, he comes up with a "top 5" list of break-ups. He goes back to each ex-girlfriend, paying them a visit or simply calling them to find out what the cause of the break-up was. Rob discovers his first chidhood girlfriend ended up marrying the next guy she dated. Meeting with his high school girlfriend, he is reminded that he's the one who initiated the break-up. br / br /At the same time, he continues to be obsessed with Laura, who is now living with an ex-neighbor of theirs. It's clear Rob wants her back and with her repeated visits to his home to retrieve her stuff, it's unclear how sure Laura is about the break-up. We learn the reasons why Laura left him, reasons which make a common friend of theirs (played by John Cusack's sister Joan) very upset with Rob. The question is can Rob mature and win back Laura? br / br /With funny, relate-able characters and witty dialog, this is one of the best romantic comedies I've seen. Being a music lover, I thoroughly enjoyed the various music references and themes, not to mention the songs included in the soundtrack topped off with Jack Black's version of "Let's Get It On". Lisa Bonet even has a rather small part playing a singer who does a beautiful cover of "Baby, I Love Your Way". I highly recommend this movie to music fans who enjoy romantic comedies. br /