SERIOUSELY GOOD!!!!

Rating: 9/10 (24 September 2002)

The most realistic modern portrayal of love I have ever seen, High Fidelity is a truly excellent piece of movie entertainment that can always be viewed just one more time. Watch it for the laughs, the most lovable characters of all and the most amazing soundtrack ever to be packed into 106minutes of romantic comedy cinema. Rob Gordon (John Cusack) is a troubled record shop owner whose life takes a wrong turn when his long-term girlfriend leaves him. Forced to deal with his loss Rob lives his life as best as he can accompanied by his musical work buddies Barry (Jack Black) and Dick (Todd Louiso). With the feel of rejection building up Rob makes a lousy attempt to forget his girlfriend and quickly build an obsessive need to rehash is past relationships in order to discover weather it was really his fault they all ended badly or just a mysterious turn of fate. With an unbeatable cast and without a doubt Cusack's finest performance to date, director Stephen Frears delivers Nick Hornby's best selling novel to the screen with a taste of the realistic complexity that is the modern relationship, unforgettable performances, comic relief and some pretty sweet tunes.