Life is a top ten songs chart - A refreshing 20 years vinyl journey

Rating: 6/10 (26 October 2000)

I must admit that from the same director of "Dangerous relationships" (Stephen Frears) would not have expected a fresh,lovable and young film as High Fidelity. It is a "vinyl" journey through 20 years of rock and blues.

Rob, a music fan collector of the best rock & blues of the last 20 years, owns a rare and today's unique vinyl LP's shop. His life is built around a top ten songs chart which by time to time update and explain to the spectators. Laura, his today's girlfriend has a love crisis and need to take a break and clarify her role, meanwhile the film goes on in flashback reviewing all Rob's love stories one by one and anyhow linked to a specific song of the moment. Everything is explained with an enjoyable lightness even the love failures and spiced with an excellent soundtrack.
John Cusack is Rob, excellently played as well as the other small but not less important characters that surround Rob's life. Giantly directed, this entertained and funny film that tells you that at the end "life is just a song" should not be missed.
Rating: 6/10