The perfect romantic comedy

Rating: 10/10 (12 March 2004)

For any guy with relationship problems, any girl who wonders what the hell men are really thinking, or if you want to watch a Romantic Comedy that's actually romantic and funny, watch this film.
Rob Gordon (John Cusack) is the epitome of the modern man. He's sad, happy, lonely, funny, and a bit of a pig. He's full of contradictions when it comes to relationships, including anger at his ex for sleeping with someone else the day after he does the same. But that's actually why Rob is such a lovable character. He has flaws, many of them. He questions everything, and he has an obsessive compulsion with Top 5 lists. He curses, he smokes, and he flies off the handle amid weird fantasies, but this lets the audience know he's a real person. He's not some made-up romantic hero. He's an anti-hero. He's far from perfect, but we root for him, anyway.
Barry, played by Jack Black, is a hilarious, fun-loving rocker. This film forever establishes Jack Black as Hollywood's hard rock comedian.
The role that surprised me most was Todd Louiso as Dick. Dick is nervous, twitchy, but sensitive and brilliant. He's basically what chick flicks try to characterize all men as, except that Dick is real, in that he has these qualities, but isn't some ravishing Mel Gibson model actor man. Combine the three guys, and you have a combination of almost all men.
The soundtrack (the backbone of this film about music and love) is simply amazing. Unless you are the greatest expert of music history, I can guarantee that you haven't heard half of the songs on this soundtrack, but by the end of the film, you want to buy every record and song mentioned.
High Fidelity is the perfect romantic comedy, and has quickly become one of my all time, Top 5, favorite movies.