High Fidelity

Movies We Love: High Fidelity....It's sweet and sad, yet the humor is dead on -....Taken as a comedy, it's hilarious.....As a drama, it's heartfelt.....All of these are memorable, new classic scenes from a fantastic film, but the scene.... ... Full Review

Compulsive hit parades of music, lost loves Rob, in fact, having just been jettisoned by the smart, beautiful Laura (Danish actress Iben Hjejle - pronounced: EE-ben YIGH-la, impress your friends! ... Full Review

I could not imagine that Cusack and Jack Black could meld together and make a great movie, but they did. complete High Fidelity review by Emily) High Fidelity Movie Review by JR (1/23/2007) Anybody who is any sort of obsessive music, comic or movie fan should be able to completely feel at home with the movie High Fidelity. ... Full Review

I could not imagine that Cusack and Jack Black could meld together and make a great movie, but they did. complete High Fidelity review by Emily) High Fidelity Movie Review by JR (1/23/2007) Anybody who is any sort of obsessive music, comic or movie fan should be able to completely feel at home with the movie High Fidelity. ... Full Review

The Betas mad-scientist approach in the years following Blur-and-Oasis Britpop often yielded isolated rewards: the scene in High Fidelity where John Cusacks character piques the interest of his record-store customers by spinning Dry the Rain captures the bands potential for potent musical moments. ... Full Review

seen in one of many memorable scenes, when Rob spins a Beta Band disc in the shop....onscreen with the manic-depressive Cusack and the stammering Todd Louiso, he has more than enough wall space to bounce his noisy tirades off of..... ... Full Review

High Fidelity 's success led to it being turned into a Broadway musical with hopes to recreate the film's success, but after only 11 shows, the musical will be closing its doors. Critics have cited the fact that in the film and novel, the main character, Rob, who was played by John Cusack in the 2000 film, was obsessed with labeling everything in Top 5 order, and constructed mixed tapes of his favorite musical acts, including Stereolab, Velvet Underground, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks and Velvet Undergrou ... Full Review

is an earnest modern folk song.....But then there's the two great tracks.....But for the discerning music listener, JackInABox is only bound to be a disappointment at best, and annoying at worst..... ... Full Review

The characters in "High Fidelity" spend much of their time compiling Top 5 lists which meaninglessly rank their opinions on any category they deem worthwhile at the time. Joining Mr. Cusack is a strong supporting cast of actors all fitting comfortably into the used-record store subculture that Rob inhabits. ... Full Review

Had he been allowed to share the weight with another strong cast member or to remain as the punchy sidekick ("High Fidelity" was his best), the overall delivery of this film would have been much better. School of Rock" is not a bad comedy or a poor film, it just misses the point of rock and roll: to be truth and avoid falsehood. ... Full Review