Cusak's Best, and simply heartbreakingly accurate...

Rating: 9/10 (4 January 2001)

In reading reviews for "High Fidelity" I've come across many people who have said something to the effect of "This book is about me!" or "I identify with so much of what Rob (John Cusak's character) goes through." Well, just so I can get it out of the way, This movie is about me"
Based on Nick Hornby's book of the same title, this rendition is stirring, well thought out, well acted, and subtle. So few times in movies do we get to hear character's really talk to each other, much less hear what they are thinking. This is a role in which Cusak could have gone horribly wrong, but instead he fills the role with a touching sense of frailty while still putting on a mask of masculinity and machoism, and, if you think about it, that is what your twenties and thirties are all about.

Music, Movies, and Failed relationships are finally paid homage in one film, and it makes you both love and despise the fact that they are so much apart of you.