High Fidelity (2000) Reviews
- Starring:
- John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stephen Frears
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful Though the characters were all mid to late 20s... the subject matter seems better suited for the 35+ crowd. The soundtrack is memorable for this age group (Elton John, Areatha Franklin, etc.) After ... Read More Though the characters were all mid to late 20s... the subject matter seems better suited for the 35+ crowd. The soundtrack is memorable for this age group (Elton John, Areatha Franklin, etc.) After 41 years of managing and facing a rapidly changing world in which I desire to identify with cling to something/anything stable, this movie shows another route that could have been taken. Could I, at 20 something, have opened my own business... just to be told to grow up? Could I have entered into a committed relationship that was comfortable while lacking the excitement that unattached sex brings?
In all, this guy grows even more than his girlfriend can recognize. He clings to her because of love... not because she is pretty, fine, wealthy, sexy or even highly sexable. In my book, she was the lost soul, but he wanted her. Of course, he grows up to accept modern standards of success... he starts a record lable...M Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful If you are a single guy in his thirties, you will relate and love this movie. All my buddies did. Women seem to be split on it. One of Jack Black's earliest big films, ..he's great in it. Well cast, ... Read More If you are a single guy in his thirties, you will relate and love this movie. All my buddies did. Women seem to be split on it. One of Jack Black's earliest big films, ..he's great in it. Well cast, well written, well acted (for the most part). I laughed big time. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful this movie is worth owning.
its a movie about relationships at heart. it has great music references, great acting, a great story.
if youve ever been in a relationship, you will get something ... Read More this movie is worth owning.
its a movie about relationships at heart. it has great music references, great acting, a great story.
if youve ever been in a relationship, you will get something out of this movie (that means everyone should see it.) Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful Eh, yeah...I guess the TV show "Friends" is avante-garde? This was a hilarious movie, moreso if you love music (Jack Black is hilarious and the music references/jokes are sharp), but that's just the ... Read More Eh, yeah...I guess the TV show "Friends" is avante-garde? This was a hilarious movie, moreso if you love music (Jack Black is hilarious and the music references/jokes are sharp), but that's just the spice. Probably more suited for the 18-30 age set, it's hilarious and rarely sappy. To be fair, it's based on an excellent book. I was disappointed to see some of my favorite scenes from the book left out (check the deleted scenes), but whatever, this is still a sharp, funny comedy and John Cusack is excellent as always. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful Good casting, reasonably well-developed characters - and about 15 minutes of story spread across two hours of movie. I kept waiting for the "good part" for the first hour and finally realized it ... Read More Good casting, reasonably well-developed characters - and about 15 minutes of story spread across two hours of movie. I kept waiting for the "good part" for the first hour and finally realized it wasn't going to get any better. Not awful, but not recommended unless you're getting older and fixating about what happened to all of your ex-girlfriends. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 5 people found this review helpful This movie is an "more mature?" version of "Say Anything" which John Cussack starred in in 1989. John Cussack smokes constantly in this movie - I'm not sure what the point of that was. It's about a ... Read More This movie is an "more mature?" version of "Say Anything" which John Cussack starred in in 1989. John Cussack smokes constantly in this movie - I'm not sure what the point of that was. It's about a man who finally decides that it is time to grow-up and move forward with his plans - not just keep acting like a male dog chasing female dogs in heat. It's time to DO SOMETHING with his life, not just making plans and taking no action. Over all it was an O.K. movie. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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