Guys--great to look at but to live with?

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2001)

This film plays more like a one-man show for the stage than a traditional movie, but I really liked Rob's addressing me directly once I caught on. My 18-year-old daughter and I decided that "High Fidelity" certainly was not a "chick flick" but not exactly a guy flick, either--more of a "this is the way some guys think" flick that girls ought to see. Kinda scary and funny together, which equals human nature in my book. By the way, I haven't seen this next observation in any other comments, but Cusack is gorgeous--born with a handsome face and trained to use it well. This actor can do so much with his expressions, with one flicker of his eyes. I plan to watch this movie again tomorrow just to watch his brilliant physical acting--and sigh a bit over his good looks. :-)