Why change the location from London to Chicago?

Rating: 2/10 (16 October 2005)

Having read the book by Nick Hornby, I was very much looking forward to seeing the movie. Imagine my surprise (and the surprise of everyone else who read the book and then saw the film) when the movie was transported to Chicago.
Taking a story written from the standpoint - and cultural milieu - of London, England, and transporting it to Chicago, Illinois, really ripped the heart out of the movie. The location change was self-indulgent on somebody's part, and wholly unnecessary. And not only was the location changed, but the music that the story revolved around was also changed.
Imagine putting a story about the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Paris or Brussels - the location change for High Fidelity makes about as much sense as this. This could (and should!) have been a good movie.