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 Say
anything you'd like about John
Cusack, the actor has become a legitimate voice
of his generation with such films as, well, "Say
Anything," "The
Sure Thing" and "Grosse
Pointe Blank." He's the glib, good-looking guy who still has
problems finding
the right woman and figuring out what his life is all about.
In "High
Fidelity," Cusack taps into GenX
nostalgia for childhood touchstones
by playing a guy who runs an honest-to-God record store for the
diehard
turntable set. After his longtime
galpal leaves, John's character decides to visit all the women
on his list of Top Five Heartbreakers and begins to reassess his
life.
Cusack is consistently either the best thing
in a mediocre movie--"Pushing
Tin," anyone?--or a key player in a fine film, such as "Eight
Men Out" and
"Being
John Malkovich." With a script co-written by Cusack, direction
by Stephen
Frears, a promising
soundtrack, funky Chicago
setting and an indie cast that includes Tenacious
D. lead singer Jack Black, Lili
Taylor, Natasha
Gregson Wagner and John's sister Joan
Cusack, and Nick Hornby's cult
novel for source material, "High
Fidelity" has the pedigree to be one of the latter efforts.
But even if the movie turns out to be schlock, it's our schlock, and it'll probably be a
hoot.
Frank
Sennett
Newcity.com
affiliates tune into "High Fidelity":
CULTURE
CLUBBING
"American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis
on guilty pleasures, illogical musical tastes and "High Fidelity"
GENERATION
UNDECIDED
A record store owner is more comfortable with his vinyl than his
many relationships in "High Fidelity"
VINYL
ANSWER
John Cusack scores as a record geek confused by love
SWEET LOWDOWN
High praise for "High Fidelity"
DEEP DOWN IN YOUR SOUL
John Cusack hits high notes in "High Fidelity," a tale of good love and bad
love songs
SAY ANYTHING ELSE
Cusack is the one track that skips in the high-energy "High Fidelity"
VOICE
OF A GENERATION
Nobody plays Gen X neurotics like John Cusack does
CRANK CASE
"High Fidelity" is blessed with the great combination of subtle screenwriting
and strong performances
LOVE & VINYL
"High Fidelity" is a gritty romantic comedy
MALE
CONFESSIONAL
John Cusack's "High Fidelity" makes heartbreak look--and sound--great
SAME
OLD SONG
"High Fidelity" is sometimes funny and endearing, but it fails to
present a new or memorable story
LOST
CHORDS
"High Fidelity" feels less like a piece of cinematic fiction than a filmed
monologue
RECORD
ROMANCE
"High Fidelity" is a hit despite its bland Chicago setting and John
Cusack's incessant lovelorn prattle
WAX MUSEUM
With its note-perfect study of music-culture males, "High Fidelity" should
make John Cusack fans sing
HEAD TO THE JOHN
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SWEET
& STUNTED
"High Fidelity" doesn't capture the delicate balance of Nick Hornby's
novel
SONG REMAINS THE SAME
"High Fidelity" has the depth and insight of a Britney Spears lyric
GOOD HELP IS HARD TO FIND
Lovelorn clerks dull up the screen in "High Fidelity"
A GREAT TRACK
"High Fidelity" plays strongly despite its protagonist's transplant to Chicago
BOHEMIAN
RHAPSODY
Stephen Frears, John Cusack and company create a funny, frank adaptation
of Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity"
TOPS
OF THE POPS
The top five reasons you should go see "High Fidelity"
TURN IT UP
Cusack crafts a smart, sassy winner
POP POP, FIZZ FIZZ
"High Fidelity" lets the air out of Nick Hornby's novel
SPIN
CITY
The steady hand of director Stephen Frears makes all the difference
in this loving, utterly charming pastiche
  
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