If you love the book, have no fear!

Rating: 10/10 (29 August 2000)

Nick Hornby's novel "High Fidelity" is one of my favourite books, both for its sense of humour and its wonderful insight into the workings of the male mind. Because of my fondness for the novel, I was apprehensive about an attempt to film it, and positively dismayed when I discovered that the setting had been transferred from London to Chicago. It seemed such an introspective, essentially British story that I feared the change of cultural context would distort it beyond all recognition. Happily, my fears were unfounded. Those involved in the adaptation seem to have shared my love for the book; they have transferred its essence, faithfully and skilfully, to an extent I would not have believed possible. If you are a fan of the book, have no fear! See the film: the two complement each other.