to tell you the truth, I couldn't see why people thought that this movie was so great

Rating: 5/10 (27 May 2005)

Okay, I'll admit that "High Fidelity" had a neat soundtrack (I've never known a movie to use music by The Thirteenth Floor Elevators), but other than that, it didn't seem much different from other movies that I've seen. The story of record store owner Rob Gordon (John Cusack) and his various relationships doesn't really add much to the cinematic world.
Some of the more interesting parts came from Jack Black, as Rob's co-owner Barry, and from Tim Robbins as Ian, a obnoxious man "...with a Steven Seagal ponytail." But like I said, the movie didn't really seem to offer anything new. While "Cradle Will Rock", Robbins' and Cusack's previous collaboration, was not as well regarded, I found it more interesting.