High Fidelity
John Cusak stars in the adaption of the popular British novel about a broken hearted record store-owner who spends most of the movie wondering why all his romantic relationships have failed to materialize his whole life. Chicago is the backdrop to make the setting and characters more American-friendly but the English style is ever present.
Think of it as a really mature Kevin Smith flick (but not TOO mature), there's tons of discussions analyzing pop culture and music and relationships with an added dash of brash comedy and the like. The comedy and the drama (the main plot about Cusak's recent break-up with his long-time girlfriend and his attempt to win her back) balance nicely - so that you have one scene of serious human interaction and the next is banter about "Top five side A's, track 1's."
It's a cute movie that has more to offer than the typical Hollywood romantic comedy. Probably one of the best [first] date flicks to be released in a long time.
GRADE: B+
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