Rent High Fidelity (2000)

Brilliant RomCom - High Fidelity review by GI

This wonderful romantic comedy is so original, funny and touching, it's the definitive romcom for anyone going through any form of reflective life crisis. Based on the book by Nick Hornby the action is moved from England to Chicago, there's a great soundtrack and Jack Black has never been funnier. But this is John Cusack's film, he really nails the thirtysomething man who is forced to reflect on his life by making Top Five lists including his break-ups when his girlfriend leaves him. He plays Rob, the owner of a cool Record Store with its two assistants who drive him crazy. He's a depressive man always unhappy with his lot so when his girlfriend, Laura (Eben Hjejle) leaves him because their relationship has become stale he has an existential crisis which includes tracking down some old girlfriends to ask them why they left him. Is he doomed to be abandoned? is his big worry. Of course the film looks at life is what you make of it and often the things that make us happy are already within our grasp. One of the funniest films to break the 'fourth wall' and brilliantly directed by Stephen Frears this remains one of my very favourite films. Superb support cast includes Lisa Bonet, Tim Robbins, Catherine Zeta Jones and Joan Cusack. And there's an awesome soundtrack. A treasure and a must see film.