High expectations...lower opinion of the film

Rating: 7/10 (11 April 2000)

I was REALLY looking forward to this film. I'm an avid movie goer but haven't been in months due to the sharp decline in quality that usually happens around post oscar time. Anyhow, there were ideas and events in the film that I really enjoyed, problem was that they were usually only given a moment to mull over, or were treated as one-liners. I thought the lead female was awful and it was an extreme stretch to see the two of them get back together again. The two "dorks" at the store were great.. and Top 2,3,4 "breakup girls" were all good. I just didn't find any chemistry between his latest breakup and himself. Also, why the hell was it downpouring all the time? And why would a lawyer be hanging out in a seedy club rather than hangin out with Catherine Zeta Jones' character instead? Even John Cusack wasn't very likable at times.. all I know is that it had lots of potential and I would've liked to see how the music influenced these individual characters more. And what kind of music did the female lead like? It's never shown...They only scratched the surface of the record on this one....go see "Being John Malkovich" again. 7 out of 10. C-. Kris (although i did like the "Top Five Death Songs: "One Step Beyond" by Madness," that made me laugh for almost 15 seconds)