Drags On

Rating: 3/10 (16 July 2001)

There was something about this movie that seemed to drag on indefinitely. The pace of the story seemed painstakingly slow and most redundant at times. As for the advertised hilarity, only the character of Barry (Jack Black) seemed to strain for laughs. John Cusacks character (Rob) was downright melancholic in comparison, and through repeated viewing (not by my choice), I find myself yelling insults at his pathetic character constantly obsessing over girl troubles all the way down to his childhood loves. Also, I realized that Stephen Frears used addiction, or love of, if you prefer, vinyl to contrast all the relationship problems, it just didn't come off as being honest enough. Instead of recommending High Fidelity try Annie Hall by Woody Allen, a superior in every aspect, including the dialogue delivered to audience.