A Single Guy's Pity Party

Rating: 1/10 (13 July 2000)

I would like to start by stating my tremendous admiration for both John Cusack and Tim Robbins. That being said, I must confess that I thought "High Fidelity" was a tremendous letdown. I just did not care at all about any of the characters. I did not identify with or like a single one of them. This surprised me given that I am in my mid-20s, worked for years in an indie record store, and knew of every musical artist mentioned.
Anyone who has worked in an indie record store knows how funny employees and customers can be. This movie definitely did not capture it. These guys were just pretentious, arrogant, asinine, and boring.
Otherwise, "High Fidelity" was just a single guy's pity party. Rob admits that he's an "a**hole." I agree. I was surprised by his honesty. This is the kind of guy who you'll so often hear say something like, "Girls only like jerks. I'm a nice guy. Why don't girls like me?" Most times, it's because he IS a jerk and is just in denial.
Nothing new.