The Best Of The Year

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2000)

In a rare occurrence of the film actually living up to the novel (and in some ways surpassing it), 'High Fidelity' tells the story of Rob Gordon (John Cusack, excellent as always), a record store owner only barely hanging onto the frayed ends of his life - his record store struggles under the supervision of two hapless sales assistants (Jack Black and Todd Louiso, who elevate the film to a whole new level), and his girlfriend is leaving him, which causes him to reassess his top 5 failed relationships.
With Tim Robbins giving a minor role everything he's got, and the most unexpectedly funny dream sequences, 'High Fidelity' is my pick for the most original film of the year, if not indeed the best.
I was particularly troubled to see in the imdb voting for this film that several people have given this film 1 or 2 out of ten. I am of the opinion that you really should know a little bit about a film before you go to see it. It bothers me that someone could vote this film so poorly when it is clearly such a success...perhaps they had it confused with some boorish teen comedy.
'High Fidelity' is a fantastic example of the romantic comedy genre; unpredictable and edgy, believable characterisation and intriguing narrative structure. See this film!