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Movie Overview
Cast
• John Cusack
• Iben Hjejle
• Jack Black
Director
• Stephen Frears
MPAA Rating
R - For language and some sexuality.
High Fidelity (2000)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 87% Fresh
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"It contains too many repetitive scenes."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

9/10
"The film is perceptive and enjoyable, the most precisely aimed men’s movie since Swingers."  Film Freak Central  Bill Chambers

3/5
"Uniformly shallow and vapid."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

3/4
"Filled with great energy and spirit."  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

C-
"...the plot could have been better explored if it was discovered what the plot was."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

2/4
"So much care has been contributed to the soundtrack that director Frears has forgotten about the importance of the film itself."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dustin Putman

A-
"So cool that it doesn't even seem to be trying."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

B-
"Cynical and amusing."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

B-
"High Fidelity is like listening to a decent, though not exceptional, old LP: if you're willing to put up with all the pops, scratches and skips along the way, it's reasonably enjoyable."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

"A well-realized comedy about the confusing jumble of feelings involved in falling out of love."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"Stands out as a 'small' motion picture that deserves wide exposure."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3.5/4
"It all ties back together in the end because it has the flow and feel of real life, rather than the hurried pace of something that has been written to reflect life."  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

"The sharp and witty dialogue is what makes the film."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

7/10
"A funny, original, small tale which kept me entertained me with its laughs and intrigued with its universal relationship dilemmas, despite almost losing me with its never-ending conclusion."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

"An unqualified hit."  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

4/5
"All John Cusack fans should see this one. Otherwise grab the matinee or rent it, but do see it."  3BlackChicks Review  Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel

5/5
"Top 5 Reasons to Love This Movie: Dialogue, Cusack, Fantastic cast, Vinyl music, Story/ soundtrack."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3/4
"High Fidelity would still make my Top Five list of movies about store clerks, higher than Allan Moyle's Empire Records, but lower than Kevin Smith's Clerks."  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

9/10
"The large cast is full of surprises from Tim Robbins' outrageous new age homewrecker to Lisa Bonet's indie artist."  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

3/5
"Rob spends more time talking to us than he does to any of the other characters in the movie."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

4/5
"Um dos cinco melhores do ano."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

"It's Hornby's original concept that makes the film so wonderful, weaving Rob's musical obsessions and love for top 5 lists into an honest, meaningful, very funny look at the male ego."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

5/5
"Cusack meets Hornby's British self-consciousness with his own American brand, adding his Cusackian knack for romantic yearning."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

A
"Though High Fidelity is hysterically funny, it never descends into slapstick or parody; the story remains grounded enough to let the central ideas develop beautifully."  Flipside Movie Emporium  Rob Vaux

8/10
"The games of love that men and women play with each other are silly and funny, but they also cause a lot of emotional damage. Both aspects of these games are explored with unusual vividness in High Fidelity."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

9/10
"Cusack shines in this honest and funny tale."  eFilmCritic.com  Scott Weinberg

"Every single actor here rises to the occasion."  Salon.com  Stephanie Zacharek

"Striking a timely, contemporary note, it's a "must see" for anyone who wants to know the truth about young men - and their obsession with music."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Susan Granger

3/4
Read review  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

8/10
Read review  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf
OFCS Rating: 87% Fresh
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