Movie Box #2: High Fidelity. A Must See of every sense of the word..

High Fidelity came out in March of 2000. It stars John Cusack as Rob Gordon. He's a record store owner who at the beginning of the movie has his girlfriend break up with him. Then this leads to Rob going through his Top 5 Break ups of all time. Each story chronicling how in Rob's mind he was screwed over by each of the women in his list. What's great about this movie is that John Cusack still comes off as likable heartbroken guy looking for love character that he always plays in his movies (which he always does well), but in High Fidelity they add the fact that Rob Gordon is also a complete asshole. In some of the Top 5 stories, in the segment of the movie where he starts revisiting his old ex's, you come to find out that it was Rob that was the problem for his break ups. Also, as the movie starts moving towards the point where Rob starts getting his priorities straight and maturing as current ex Laura has been waiting for him to do, you start to really pull for Rob even though he does some of the hypocritical things in between. What also makes this an amazing movie, outside the main story, is the supporting cast. Jack Black was relatively new when this movie came out playing one of his best supporting characters, which I think we can all agree on is where he's strongest instead of being the star of the movie. Jack's character Barry and Todd Louiso's character Dick are two polar opposites, but work brilliantly together as Rob's two employees he "hired for three days a week and they just started showing up everyday. That was four years ago."
Which leads to the scenes in the record store, which showcase the elite atmosphere that accompanies owners and employees in a record store. Whether the guys are sharing there special monday morning mix, Top 5 lists, or just being rude to customers that come in with their taste or lack there of of music. Which bring laughs threw out. Add Cusack's sister Joan, Tim Robbins (who plays Laura's New Agey creepy rebound), Lisa Bonet (who I think is just playing herself it looks like, also her character enjoys getting lost in the fuck) and some other surprise appearances that I won't spoil here, you have just a throughly enjoyable movie. Overall, High Fidelity is about showcasing a certain scene in society that people know very little about and a guy that's coming to the point in his life that he's found the one woman for him and coming to the fact that in order to be with her and to make himself more happy, not just for the sake of being with Laura but also to himself, that he has to change of little bit of himself, but still staying who he is and finding that balance. This movie has something for everyone to enjoy whether it's dealing with heartbreak, fighting for the one you love, finding your path in life, or trying to get everyone to except the fact that you know more about music and they just need to except that, High Fidelity has it all.