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08/07/08
High Fidelity (2000)
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Reviews Counted: 142
Fresh: 129
Rotten:13
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus: The deft hand of director Stephen Frears and strong performances by the ensemble cast combine to tell an entertaining story with a rock-solid soundtrack.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A male-perspective confessional about being an adult--but not acting like one--HIGH FIDELITY is the story of Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the thirtysomething owner of Championship Vinyl, a record store in the suburbs of Chicago. Rob is in... [More]
Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet
Director: Stephen Frears
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Reviews for High Fidelity
If you can put up with all the archness and self-consciousness--there's quite a bit of both--this is an enjoyable romantic comedy.
02/05/08
Top Critic Cusack meets Hornby's British self-consciousness with his own American brand, adding his Cusackian knack for romantic yearning.
09/17/07
Watching them all interact has the feeling of...well...a finely crafted mix tape.
07/14/07
Mr. Frears has managed for the most part to retain the velocity of the narrative without sacrificing the psychological coherence of the characters.
04/27/07
Top Critic When you see John Cusack being cool in a movie, you want to be him. And even though that's an adolescent's game, I haven't stopped playing it.
05/26/06
Instead of 'happily ever after,' we're left with a new beginning, a possibility of renewal.
12/06/04
...rolls in stretches, but might have rocked if Frears could have gotten Cusack to turn down the volume.
02/13/04
Like a wonderful piece of bubble gum that explodes with a rush of flavor then slowly fades away, High Fidelity delivers bright jolts of entertainment that never coalesce into anything substantial.
05/20/03
A humorously philosophical and pop-music-soaked study of the romantic relationship as seen through the eyes of a music geek.
02/08/03
This searingly comical film breathes fresh life into the romantic comedy genre.
12/08/02
Deftly directed by Stephen Frears the film boasts both a great soundtrack and a wonderful cast. Definitely one of the best comedies of the year!
10/30/02
This is a romantic comedy with thorns, a farce with heart, a love letter with guts. It is the kind of movie you can love for a long, long time.
10/15/02
High Fidelity would still make my Top Five list of movies about store clerks, higher than Allan Moyle's Empire Records, but lower than Kevin Smith's Clerks.
09/10/02
... a bright entertainment that doesn’t insult its audience ...a romantic comedy built on a determinedly limited scale
07/31/02
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