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High Fidelity

2000

Stephen Frears

John Cusack, Jack Black, Joelle Carter, Iben Hjejle ...

7.1

36,981

Comedy A male-perspective confessional about being an adult--but not acting like one--HIGH FIDELITY is the story of Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the thirtysomething owner of Championship Vinyl, a record store in the suburbs of Chicago. Rob is in the throes of a difficult breakup with his girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle), and he creates a list of the ex-girlfriends who qualify as his Top Five Worst Breakups, then tracks them down one by one. At ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten The Hollywood Reporter	"A smart, funny and youth-savvy relationship film (...) . The direction by Stephen Frears is solid though unshowy, allowing the focus of the movie to reside in its wonderful characters and atmosphere."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A comedy about real people in real lives (...) I had the feeling I could walk out of the theater and meet the same people on the street (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Even more sharply than the book, the movie evokes the turmoil of urban single life with a quirky mixture of confessional poignancy and dry, self-deflating humor"	POS
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"A guaranteed pleasure for anyone who ever loved pop music, owned a record collection or suffered in love"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is a bit wimpy and sugary, but it's definitely entertaining"	NEU
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"'High Fidelity' is one of the smartest and funniest romantic comedies of the past few years."	POS

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