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High Fidelity

 

            High Fidelity is a more modern rendition of Annie Hall, but it centers around a record store owner and movie geek. The main character classifies everything in terms of top fives, and throughout the film, he recounts his top five most dramatic breakups. It is made that much more complex by the fact that the entire movie takes place during his most recent top five. It features the breakout performance of Tenacious D lead, Jack Black, and it is still his best performance. We witness some of the best directing of all time as we are put into the mindset of John Cusack's character, Rob. As much as we like the guy and sympathize with him, we also experience his self-loathing.
             There are some really funny moments in the movie. The main character Cusack himself is a witty and yet comically pitiful figure. Even better are the two sidekicks he works with. They are musical snobs and the scenes in the record store are often hilarious as they deal with the less "musically-educated" customers who come to the store. One middle-aged customer who comes in to buy Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say." is dealt with in the funniest put-down manner imaginable. The contrast between his two assistants is also a source of amusement. The cameos by Tim Robbins and Bruce Springsteen are also hilarious-especially Robbins who is a high-flying, world music loving, martial arts expert who also looks like some sort of new age hippy and worst of all he's living with Laura, Cusack's ex-girlfriend. The scene where he confronts Cusack in the record store is total original and is also hilarious.
            


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