High Fidelity (2000)

Starring: John Cusack, Jack Black, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso
Director: Stephen Frears
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Drama

There’s a part of me that has a great affection for this story. It may not quite be a hugely influential film, but it definitely carved itself a tiny little niche in pop culture at the turn of the century. If people didn’t want to work at a music store after Empire Records, they certainly did after this film. I was certainly drawn to the lure of listening to music all day and being unfair to people with bad taste, by the constant over-analyzing of every detail of a relationship, and of course, the top ten lists, (which might be partly to blame for this site’s existence!) It’s a great story, greatly cast, greatly told, but it’s obvious that not everyone can to connect with a selfish main character wallowing in his own pity. For me, I relate, and having since read the book, I find the film even more entertaining. Top 5 John Cusack In The Rain Films, go:


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