High Fidelity is the latest Nick Hornby book to be adapted for the big screen, but this time, unlike with Fever Pitch, it has also been given the Hollywood treatment. The main consequence of this is that instead of it being set in London it has moved to Chicago. Annoying as this is for us British, it hasn't had much affect on the film, with the books humour and tails of male angst, still shinning through. John Cusak, who also co produced the film, puts in a great performance as a record shop owner who is going through going through a "What does it all mean" phase, but the stars of the film have to be his co-workers in the shop who continually argue and crisis customers, producing some hilarious scenes.
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Nick Hornby's cult-classic novelHigh Fidelityemerges unscathed from its Americanisation, idiosyncrasies intact, thanks to John Cusack's inimitable charm and a nim...
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hilarious '‚´High Fidelity'‚´. John Cusack stars as Rob Gordon the owner of a semi-failing record store located on one of the back streets of Chicago. He ...
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Cusack (Con Air, Being John Malkovich) stars as Rob Gordon, the owner of a semi-falling record store located on one of the back streets of Chicago. He sells music t...
Advantages: Well cast, good British humour Disadvantages: the laughs could have been a little more frequent. And I can already tell that the book is going to be a hundred times better.
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Advantages: 2 for 1 - Both will be proud additions to your DVD collection Disadvantages: None in my opinion unless they are giving them away for free somewhere.
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