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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)
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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."
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Susan Granger
3/4
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Big Picture Big Sound
Joe Lozito
8/10
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Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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