The girls of his life

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2009)

Rob Gordon is going through another breakup.He gets dumped by his girlfriend Laura.Rob looks back on his previous relationships and painful breakups.He wants to look those girls up and find out what went wrong.He's an owner of a record store called Championship Vinyl, a place where you don't see too many customers.That's where he spends his days, pondering his life.He's helped by Dick and Barry, or as Rob refers to them, the "musical moron twins".Soon Rob realizes what he has to do: he has to get Laura back.The Stephen Frears movie High Fidelity (2000) is based on Nick Hornby book.John Cusack does a top-notch job as the 30-something Rob.Todd Louiso and Jack Black are great as Dick and Barry.The Danish born actress Iben Hjejle does terrific job as Laura.Lisa Bonet shows us how she has grown since The Cosby Show in the role of the musician Marie De Salle.Catherine Zeta-Jones as the old flame Charlie Nicholson is marvelous.And so is Lili Taylor as Sarah Kendrew.Sara Gilbert plays Anaugh who likes Dick, the record store guy.Tim Robbins is also in the movie playing Laura's new guy Ian 'Ray' Raymond.And sure you can find John's big sis Joan Cusack in the movie.She plays Liz.Their late father Dick Cusack plays Minister.Bruce Springsteen, also known as "The Boss", says a few significant words in this movie.This is a magnificent comical drama with a lot of good stuff.It's great how Rob turns to camera and starts talking about his problems.You should check this out.